Pericytes are a very important cellular constituent of the blood-brain barrier. They play a regulatory role in brain angiogenesis, endothelial cell tight junction formation, blood-brain barrier differentiation, as well as contribute to the microvascular vasodynamic capacity and structural stability.
Brain microvascular pericytes in health and disease
โ Scribed by Turgay Dalkara; Yasemin Gursoy-Ozdemir; Muge Yemisci
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 586 KB
- Volume
- 122
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6322
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