Medical Journal of Cell Biology

Editor-in-Chief
Slawomir Wozniak, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland (Department of Human Morphology, Division of Anatomy)

Deputy/ Managing Editors
Joanna Budna-Tukan, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland (Department of Histology and Embryology)
Artur Bryja, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland (Department of Anatomy)　

Editorial Board

Nima Rezaei, Molecular Immunology Research Center and Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran and Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran and Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) (Immunodeficiency, Immunotherapy, Genetics, Infectious Disease, Pediatrics)

Zhengyuan Xia, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China and The University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation, China (Anesthesiology, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Cardioprotection, Myocardial Injury)

Piotr Rzymski, Department of Environmental Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland (Microbiology, Experimental Toxicology, In Vitro Cell Cultures, Analytical Chemistry, Cell Biochemistry)

Tae-Hwan Kwon, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, South Korea (Cellular and Molecular Biology, Physiology, Clinical Nephrology)

Bart Meuris, University Hospitals Leuven, Dept. of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium (Bioprosthetic Heart Valves, Anticalcification Treatment, Aortic Aneurysm, Animal Experimental Models)

Kazuhiro Kikuchi, Reproductive Biology Unit, Division of Animal Sciences, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan (Animal In Vitro Fertilization, Cryopreservation, Gametogenesis, Embryology)

Søren Nielsen, Department of Clinical Medicine - SDCA-Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus and Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (Endocrinology, Physiology and Pathophysiology, Water and Sodium Balance Regulation in Health and Disease, Vaccination, Drug Development)

John D. Vestergaard Nieland, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark (Immunology, CNS Diseases, Metabolism, Vaccines, Tumor Immunology, Systemic Biology in Health and Disease)

Peter E Clark, Department of Urology, Urologic Oncology, Urology, Atrium Health, Levine Cancer Institute – Morehead, Charlotte, NC, USA (Translational Research and the Surgical Management of Urologic Oncology, Malignancies of the Kidney, Bladder, Prostate, and Testis)

Matthieu Marin, Structural and Functional Glycobiology Unit, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Lille, France (Cell Signaling, Electrophoresis, Ecotoxicology, Cell Culture, Physiology)

Paul Mozdziak, Director the Graduate Physiology Program, North Carolina State University, NC, USA (Cell and Tissue Physiology, Muscle Tissue Physiology, Human Physiology and Anatomy)

Robert Z. Spaczyński
Division of Infertility and Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecological Oncology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland (Gynecology, Obstetrics, Reproductive Medicine, Endocrinology, Infertility, Embryology)

Yan Huang, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium and State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China (Advanced Medical Imaging, Bone and Nerve Tissue Regeneration, 3D Printed Bio-Scaffolds, Computer Aided Design and Manufacture, Biomaterials, Radiation Protection)

Maciej Chichlowski, Global Nutrition Science, Mead Johnson Nutrition, Reckitt Benckiser, Evansville, IN, USA (Nutrition, Gastrointestinal Physiology, Prebiotics and Probiotics)

Mariusz T. Skowroński, Veterinary Center, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Torun, Poland and Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark (Physiology, Pathophysiology, Endocrinology, Protein and Gene Expression, Confocal and Electron Microscopy, Knockout Animals)

Diana Aparecida Dias Câmara, Nicell - Biotherapy Consulting and Research Incentive Fund Association (AFIP), Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil (Biology of Stem Cells and Cancer, Cell Therapy Aiming to Study Melanoma Heterogeneity and Cancer Stem Cells, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, Cellular Reprogramming and Immunotherapy)

Allan Saj Porcacchia, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Department of Psychobiology Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil (Cell Biology, Stem Cell Biology, Cancer Biology, Sleep Biology)

Nelson Foresto Lizier, Nicell – Biotherapy Consulting and Federal University of Sao Paulo, Department of Psychobiology, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil (Cell Biology, Stem Cells, Immune Cells, Cancer Cells, Cell Therapy, Stem Cell Therapy and Immunotherapy)

Jozsef Ratky, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Department of Obstetrics and Reproduction, Budapest, Hungary (Animal Artificial Insemination, Embryo Transfer, Fertilization Process)

Igor Crha, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic (Gynecology, Obstetrics, Assisted Reproduction, Andrology, Toxicology Analyses)

Augustas Pivoriūnas, Stem Cell Biology Department, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania (Stem Cell Biology, Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine)

Marie Machatkova, Department of Genetics and Reproduction, Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic (In Vitro Fertilization, Embryo Production, Gametogenesis, Reproduction, Gamete and Embryo Freezing)

Alexander Makarević, Department of Genetics and Reproduction of Livestock, Research Institute for Animal Production, Nitra, Slovak Republic (Animal Reproduction, Assisted Reproduction, Embryology)

Elena Kistanova, Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction, BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria (Reproduction, Gametogenesis, Epigenetic Effect of Bioactives in Different Cell Models)

Bartłomiej Perek, Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland (Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Venous Graft Disease, Macrophages and Vascular Pathologies, Myocardial Regeneration)

Piotr Dzięgiel, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland (Histology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Experimental Oncology, Cancer Pathology and Therapy, Tumours Biology and Metastases)

Maciej Banach, Department of Hypertension, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland and Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute, Lodz, Poland and Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Zielona Gora, Zielona Gora, Poland (Risk Factors and Prevention, Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Hypertension, Cardiovascular Disease in Women, Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease, Atherosclerosis, Endothelial Dysfunction, Hyperlipidaemia)

Maciej Kurpisz, Institute of Human Genetics Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland (Male Infertility, Human Genetics, Cell Therapies, Stem Cells)

Ludwik K. Malendowicz, Department of Histology and Embryology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland (Experimental Endocrinology, Neuroendocrinology, Cytophysiology of Adrenal and Thyroid Glands, Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis, Biologically Active Neuropeptides, Stereology and Morphometry)

Ana Angelova Volponi, DDS PhD FHEA, Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology King's College University of London (Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Biology, Dental Stem Cells, Regenerative Dentistry)

Jan Nevoral, Biomedical Center and Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen Charles University (Embryology, Developmental Biology, Cellular Biology, Molecular Biology)

Michal Jeseta, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic (Human and Animal Embryology, Cryobiology)

Eva Chmelikova, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Department of Veterinary Sciences (Anatomy, Physiology and Reproduction of Animals)

Ioannis P. Georgakopoulos, World Academy of Growth Factors and Stem Cells in Dentistry, Athens, Greece. Dentist Education Institute, Athens, Greece (Dental Stem Cells, PRP, PRF, Dental Implants, Regenerative Dentistry, Dental Surgery)

Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz, Brander Cancer Research Institute, New York Medical College, USA

Aleksander Hinek, Division of Cardiovascular Research, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

Lilla Hryniewiecka, A.Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland (Cell Energetics, Mitochondria)

Bożena Kamińska-Kaczmarek, Nencki Institute PAS, Warsaw, Poland (Neurobiology, Molecular Biology)

Wincenty Kilarski, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland (Muscles, Muscle Contraction, Cell Movements)

Barbara Płytycz, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland (Immunology)

M.Z. Ratajczak, J.G. Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, USA

Maciej Zabel, Poznan Medical University, Poznań, Poland (Histology, Endocrinology, Histochemistry, Cell Ultrastructure)

Jan Żeromski, Poznan Medical University, Poznań, Poland (Pathology, Immunology, Cytometry)

Editorial Advisory Board
Zofia Osuchowska, SGGW, Warsaw, Poland
Szczepan Biliński, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Mieczysław Chorąży, Institute of Oncology, Gliwice, Poland
Aleksander Koj, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Włodzimierz Korohoda, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Leszek Kuźnicki, Nencki Institute PAS, Warsaw, Poland
Olgierd Narkiewicz, Gdansk Medical University, Gdańsk, Poland
Aleksandra Stojałowska, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
Lech Wojtczak, Nencki Institute PAS, Warsaw, Poland

Language Editors
Pirouz Daftarian, University of Miami, USA
Perry Hartfield, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Ryan Daryl Mills, University of Melbourne, Australia
Joanne M. Packer, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Rodney D. Seppelt, Australian Antarctic Division, Tasmania, Australia
Melissa Ilka Stahle, University of Melbourne, Australia
Adnan Qureshi, McMaster University, Canada
David Wilson, Australian Antarctic Division, Australia
Hanna Witwicka, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA

Technical Editors
Zuzanna Podemska, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland (Department of Histology and Embryology)
Ewa Sumelka, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland (Department of Histology and Embryology)
Artur Bryja, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland (Department of Anatomy).

Contact
Bartosz Kempisty
Department of Histology and Embryology
Poznan University of Medical Sciences,
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60-781 Poznań, Poland
+48 61 854 65 67

Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
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01-811 Warsaw, Poland
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