Tendon cell

Japanese: tendon cell(英語表記)tendoncell
Tendon cell

…One end of a tendon transitions into muscle, and the other end penetrates into the bone substance through the periosteum. It consists of dense bundles of collagen fibers running parallel to each other and tendon cells present between them, and can withstand a tensile force of 500 kg per cm2 of cross-sectional area. Tendon cells are a type of fibroblast that line up vertically between the collagen fibers and are shaped like bat wings, so they are also called wing cells. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "tendon cell" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…腱は一端が筋肉に移行し,他端は骨膜を通して骨実質内に侵入している。平行に走る密な膠原(こうげん)繊維の束とその間に存する腱細胞tendon cellからなり,断面積1cm2について500kgの引張りに耐えることができる。腱細胞は繊維芽細胞の一種で膠原繊維の間を縦にならんで,コウモリの翼のような形をなし,翼細胞とも呼ばれる。…

※「tendon cell」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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