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. 2021 Jun 29;100(9):101367. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101367

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Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) microphotographs showing telocytes (TCs) in the skin of the silky fowl. (A) A TC with two thin and long telopodes (arrows, Tp₁ = 9.28 μm, Tp₂ = 12.31 μm) are observed in close proximity to melanocytes (MC) in the dermis near adipocytes (AC). (B) A TEM microphotograph of the black dashed line boxed areas shown in (A) with details of MC and Tp. MC contain many melanosomes (asterisks) with different electron density and developmental stages. The mature melanosomes show rounded/oval and electron-dense. A heterocellular contact (red dashed line boxed areas) is observed between Tp₁ and MC. Abbreviation: Cf, collagen fibers.