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Pericytes (formerly
called Rouget cells) are multi-functional
mural cells of the
microcirculation that wrap
around the
endothelial cells that line the...
- may
exhibit a
pyramidal or finger-like morphology.
Mural cells such as
pericytes extend processes to wrap
around capillaries. Foot-like
processes are also...
- have been
shown to also
modulate pericyte activity. The
peptides angiotensin II and endothelin-1 (ET-1) bind to
pericytes and are vasoactive. Endothelial...
- Wang ZM,
Messi ML,
Olson JD,
Mintz A,
Delbono O (July 2014). "Type-2
pericytes parti****te in
normal and
tumoral angiogenesis". Am. J. Physiol., Cell...
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endothelium and many of them are
surrounded by
contractile cells called pericytes. The
endothelium provides a
smooth surface for the flow of
blood and regulates...
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perisinusoidal cells or Ito
cells (earlier
lipocytes or fat-storing cells), are
pericytes found in the
perisinusoidal space of the liver, also
known as the space...
- cortex, with
additional amounts being produced in the liver, and the
pericytes in the brain.
Regulation is
believed to rely on a
feedback mechanism measuring...
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hemangiopericytoma is a type of soft-tissue
sarcoma that
originates in the
pericytes in the
walls of capillaries. When
inside the
nervous system, although...
- the
capillary wall,
astrocyte end-feet
ensheathing the capillary, and
pericytes embedded in the
capillary ba****t membrane. This
system allows the p****age...
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vascular mural cells), the
vasomotor apparatus (smooth
muscle cells and
pericytes), and microglia.
Together these function in the
homeostatic haemodynamic...
