Octopus-like mesenchyme and regenerating liver ductal cells (IMAGE)

Wellcome Trust/ Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute

Octopus-like mesenchyme and regenerating liver ductal cells

Caption

A section of liver tissue, showing mesenchymal cells (in pink) contacting and wrapping around the liver ductal cells (also known as cholangiocytes, in yellow and blue) during the final stages of ductal-driven liver regeneration. All cell nuclei are visible in blue. Mesenchymal cells, with long cell protrusions, reminded the paper authors of octopuses.

Credit

Anna Dowbaj, Meritxell Huch lab, MPI-CBG.

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