Figure 4.

The cell division of CD117⁺CD34⁺ cardiac TCs monitored by live cell imaging system. (a) 12 h into culture, adherent CD117⁺CD34⁺ cardiac TCs began to divide. (b) 48 h into culture, CD117⁺CD34⁺ cardiac TCs entered into cell division with an invagination forming across the middle of the cell body. (c) Fifty-six hours into culture, CD117⁺CD34⁺ cardiac TCs expressed characteristic morphological forms, Tps, as the daughter cells migrated in opposite directions. TC: Telocyte; Tp: Telopode.