pericyte
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Pericyte — A pericyte, also known as Rouget cell [Rouget, CMB (1879). Sur la contractilité capillaires sanguins. Comptes rendus de l’Académie des Sciences 88: 916–918] or mural cell, is a mesenchymal like cell, associated with the walls of small blood… … Wikipedia
Péricyte — Les péricytes[1],[2]sont des cellules localisées au niveau de la lame basale de l’endothélium des capillaires qu’elles entourent par de longs prolongements circonférentiels et cytoplasmiques. Bien que peu nombreux, les péricytes ont la capacité… … Wikipédia en Français
pericyte — One of the slender mesenchymal like cells found in close association with the outside wall of postcapillary venules; it is relatively undifferentiated and may become a fibroblast, macrophage, or smooth muscle cell. SYN: adventitial cell,… … Medical dictionary
pericyte — Cell associated with the walls of small blood vessels: not a smooth muscle cell, nor an endothelial cell … Dictionary of molecular biology
pericyte — peri·cyte … English syllables
pericyte — ˈperəˌsīt noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary peri + cyte : an adventitious cell of the connective tissue about capillaries or other small blood vessels that is variously regarded as a macrophage or a contractile element … Useful english dictionary
adventitial cell — pericyte … Medical dictionary
pericapillary cell — pericyte … Medical dictionary
perithelial cell — pericyte … Medical dictionary
perivascular cell — pericyte … Medical dictionary
