Biology of Pericytes - Recent Advances

Book Overview

Pericytes were originally discovered and named more than hundred years ago as contractile cells around the blood vessel endothelial cells. Due to the lack of exclusive markers, pericytes are now defined by a combination of location, morphology and gene expression. Pericytes are attracting increasing attention as important regulators during development and during normal and disturbed organ function. In recent years, remarkable progress has been made...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030621286
• ISBN13: 9783030621285
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Humana
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.8" x 9.4"