Fig. 2

a An electron micrograph of a telocyte (TC) of the control myometrium showing; pyriform shaped cell body with an oval euchromatic nucleus (N), cytoplasm accommodates mitochondria (m) and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and thin long processes or telopodes (tp) with alternating podomers (black arrows) and podoms (white arrow). Original magnification ×3600, Inset ×14,000. b An electron micrograph of myometrium adjacent to uterine leiomyoma showing a triangular shaped telocyte (TC) with numerous shed vesicles (v) observed near the telopodes (tp). Original magnification is ×3600. c An electron micrograph of uterine leiomyoma showing multiple telocytes (TC) with their long telopodes (tps) in a labyrinthine configuration among muscle cells. Intercellular junction exists between telopodes of different telocytes (black arrows). Original magnification is ×2900. d Higher magnification of telopodes show dilated rough endoplasmic reticulum cisternae (rER), mitochondria (m), microfilaments (f), caveolae (c) and shed vesicles (v). Original magnification ×19,000