Myofibroblast

Myofibroblast
Histological section through testicular parenchyma of a boar. 1 Lumen of tubulus seminiferus contortus, 2 spermatids, 3 spermatocytes, 4 spermatogonia, 5 Sertoli cell, 6 Myofibroblasts, 7 Leydig cells, 8 capillaries
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Identifiers
Latinmyofibroblastus
MeSHD058628
THH2.00.03.0.01013
Anatomical terms of microanatomy

A myofibroblast is a cell phenotype that was first described as being in a state between a fibroblast and a smooth muscle cell.