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connective tissue

  • human hip and pelvis
    In ligament

    …and spindle-shaped cells known as fibrocytes, with little ground substance (a gel-like component of the various connective tissues).

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  • tendon structure
    In tendon

    …are the spindle-shaped tenocytes (fibrocytes) and tenoblasts (fibroblasts). Tenocytes are mature tendon cells that are found throughout the tendon structure, typically anchored to collagen fibres. Tenoblasts are spindle-shaped immature tendon cells that give rise to tenocytes. Tenoblasts typically occur in clusters, free from collagen fibres. They are highly proliferative…

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  • collagenous fibres
    In connective tissue: Stationary cells

    …believed that cells known as fibrocytes, which reside in the stroma, are stimulated to develop into fibroblasts. The fibroblasts then migrate into the defect and deposit an abundance of new collagen, which forms a fibrous scar.

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