Isolation and differential transcriptome of vascular smooth muscle cells and mid-capillary pericytes from the rat brain
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-30739-5
Abstract: Brain mural cells form a heterogeneous family which significantly contributes to the maintenance of the blood-brain barrier and regulation of the cerebral blood flow. Current procedures to isolate them cannot specifically separate their distinct subtypes,… read more here.
Keywords: vascular smooth; mid capillary; muscle cells; smooth muscle ... See more keywords
Contractile apparatus in CNS capillary pericytes
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DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.9.2.021904
Abstract: Abstract. Significance: Whether or not capillary pericytes contribute to blood flow regulation in the brain and retina has long been debated. This was partly caused by failure of detecting the contractile protein α-smooth muscle actin… read more here.
Keywords: mid capillary; apparatus cns; contractile apparatus; actin ... See more keywords