Human esophageal myofibroblasts (HEMFs)

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We are establishing human esophageal myofibroblasts (HEMFs) from biopsies and full thickness specimens from normal and diseased human esophagus.

The image contains a panel of four images. The top left contains a hematoxylin and eosin stain of a full thickness human esophagus. The top right contains an immunofluorescence stain of a human esophagus with the top section being squamous epithelium and the bottom section being lamina propria, with cell nuclei labeled with blue DAPI, vimentin positive cells labeled in green, and alpha-smooth muscle actin cells labeled in red. The bottom left contains a phase contrast image of human esophageal myofibroblasts in primary culture. The bottom right contains a close up immunofluorescense image of individual esophageal fibroblasts, with cell nuclei labeled with blue DAPI, vimentin positive cells labeled in green, and alpha-smooth muscle actin cells labeled in red.