Table 1 Distribution densities of TCs markers in different cells of tibetan sheep +: weak positive expression. ++: medium intensity positive expression. +++: strong positive expression.

From: Morphological characteristics and distribution identification of telocytes in Tibetan sheep testis and epididymis

marker

Sertoli cells

Leydig cells

vascular endothelial cells

principal cells

telocytes

PDGFRα

++

+

+++

+

++

CD117

++

+

++

+

++

Vimentin

+++

++

+++

+

++