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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...
- 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...
- of cells), fibro-adipogenic
progenitors (FAPs)(20%),
pericytes (14%) and endothelial-like
pericytes (4%).
Another 9% of
mononuclear cells are
muscle stem...
- have been
shown to also
modulate pericyte activity. The
peptides angiotensin II and endothelin-1 (ET-1) bind to
pericytes and are vasoactive. Endothelial...
- 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...
- as they do in
other capillaries; this
creates the blood–brain barrier.
Pericytes play a
major role in the
formation of the
tight junctions. The barrier...
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Lacis cells,
Polkissen cells, or
Goormaghtigh cells) are light-staining
pericytes in the
kidney found outside the glomerulus, near the
vascular pole. They...
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Messi ML,
Enikolopov GN,
Mintz A,
Delbono O (August 2013). "Role of
pericytes in
skeletal muscle regeneration and fat ac****ulation". Stem
Cells and...
