Research advances in pericyte function and their roles in diseases

Pericyte, a kind of pluripotent cell, may regulate the irrigation flow and permeability of microcirculation. Pericytes are similar to the smooth muscle cells, which express several kinds of contractile proteins and have contractility. The dysfunction of pericytes is related to many microvascular dis...

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Main Authors: Zi-Sen Zhang, He-Nan Zhou, Shuang-Shuang He, Ming-Ying Xue, Tao Li, Liang-Ming Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Traumatology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1008127520300766