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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...
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blood cell, E)
within its lumen,
endothelial cells forming its
tunica intima (inner layer), and
pericytes forming its
tunica adventitia (outer layer)....
- 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...
- 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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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...
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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...
- 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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densa decreases, then the
juxtaglomerular cells (granular cells,
modified pericytes in the
glomerular capillary)
release the
enzyme renin.
Renin cleaves a...
- too
small to have a
smooth muscle layer and are
instead supported by
pericytes that wrap
around them. Post-capillary
venules become muscular venules...
