Fibroblast cells. Immunofluorescence micrograph of fibroblast cells. The cell nuclei, which contain the cells' genetic information, are red. Microtubu
Fibroblast cells. Immunofluorescence micrograph of fibroblast cells. The cell nuclei, which contain the cells' genetic information, are red. Microtubules, protein filaments that make up part of the cytoskeleton, are green. The cytoskeleton maintains the cells' shape, allows some cellular mobility and is involved in intracellular transport. Cell-cell contacts are blue. These allow communication between the cells and regulate cell growth. Fibroblasts are cells that give rise to connective tissue such as collagen, the main structural protein in the body. They are important in wound healing. Magnification: x12,250 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.
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