Fig 2: Immunohistochemical results of yak epididymis (Scale bar = 50 µm). (A–C) The immunohistochemical staining results of CD34 in caput, corpus and cauda of epididymis. (D–F) The immunohistochemical staining results of Vimentin in caput, corpus and cauda of epididymis. (G–I) The immunohistochemical staining results of CD117 in caput, corpus and cauda of epididymis. There were strong positive expressions of CD34, vimentin, and CD117 in the epididymal epithelium and epididymal stroma. Red arrows indicate TCs. BV: Blood vessel.

Fig 3: linc00958 downregulation inhibited the tumor growth and angiogenesis in xenograft model. A Images of xenograft mice and derived tumors. B Tumor weight. C-D Weight curve of mice and tumor volume since the first day when tumors could be detected. E H&E staining. F-I IHC measured the changes of RSF-1, Ki67, VEGFA and CD34. Scale: 100um. ****P < 0.0001.*P < 0.03

Fig 4: mRNA and protein expression of effective telocyte markers (CD34, vimentin, CD117) in the epididymis of yak. Each sample was tested three times. Results are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation, with ß-actin gene and protein expression used as an internal control. ** p < 0.01; * p < 0.05; NS (not significant), p > 0.05.