Pericytes in Chronic Lung Disease
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Pericytes in chronic lung disease.
Pericytes are mesenchymal cells embedded within the abluminal surface of the endothelium of microvessels such as capillaries, pre-capillary arterioles, post-capillary and collecting venules, where they maintain microvascular homeostasis and participate in angiogenesis. In addition to their roles in supporting the vasculature and facilitating leukocyte extravasation, pericytes have been recently...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1018-2438,1423-0097
DOI: 10.1159/000365051