Table 1 Main characteristics of tenocytes and tenoblasts
From: The tendon unit: biochemical, biomechanical, hormonal influences
TENOCYTE | TENOBLAST |
|---|---|
In the middle of the primary fiber bundle | In the periphery of the primary fiber bundle |
Spindle or stellate shape | Round shape cells |
Elongated nuclei | Large ovoid nuclei |
Condensed cromatin, low concentration of pinocynotic vescicles | High concentration of pinocynotic vescicles |
Golgi and endoplasmic reticulum well developed | Golgi and rough endoplasmic reticulum well developed |
Many free ribosomes | Few lysosomes |
Few mitochondria | Few mitochondria |
Predominant in normal tendon | Predominant in young tendon |