Characterization of Myelomonocytoid Progenitor Cells with Mesenchymal Differentiation Potential Obtained by Outgrowth from Pancreas Explants
Figure 1
(a) Phase photomicrograph of a pancreatic explant with outgrowing cells in the primary ex vivo tissue culture. (b) High magnification view of an expanded pancreas-derived cell showing a characteristic Gingko biloba leaf-like shape (insert). (c and d) Expanded pancreas-derived cells showing refringent nuclei and thin cytoplasmic processes. (e) Expanded pancreas-derived cells showing a “stellate” pattern of cytoplasmic processes (arrows) with knobs on their extremities.
