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Endometrial Stromal Cells (Womb Lining Cells)

The womb has a soft, thick lining. Stromal cells fill that lining and change to get it ready in case a baby starts to grow.

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Lesson 1

The filling of the lining

The uterus, or womb, is the stretchy body part where a baby can grow. Its inside is covered by a soft, thick lining called the endometrium.

Stromal cells are the filling of that lining. They sit in a soft, spongy layer, between little glands and tiny blood vessels.

Most of the time they are small and spindly, a bit like stretched-out stars.

Wow!

The womb lining can rebuild itself over and over again. Few other body parts can do that so often!

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