Fibroblasts and fibrocytes are two states of the same cells, the former being the activated state, the latter the less active state, concerned with maintenance and tissue metabolism.Currently, there is a tendency to call both forms fibroblasts.ibroblasts and fibrocytes are two states of the same cells, the former being the activated state, the latter the less active state, concerned with maintenance and tissue metabolism.
Guiding Light, America's longest running soap opera, airs final episode. In the end, the characters on television's longest-running soap opera lived happily ever after. The US show Guiding Light aired its final episode today, 72 years and more than 15,000 episodes after its first broadcast as a CBS radio programme in 1937. The show, the story of three families in fictional Springfield, USA, moved to television in 1952 and first broadcast in colour in 1967.
Now into the 28th season of its record-breaking run, The Simpsons holds the distinct honor of being the most televised primetime show ever. The Fox series broke the record seven seasons prior, which had been set by CBS western Gunsmoke in its run from 1955-1975, for a total of 20 seasons. In addition to this, The Simpsons is also the longest running animated series in U.S. history.