| Descriptor English: | Pericytes |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Pericitos |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Pericitos |
| Descriptor French: | Péricytes |
| Entry term(s): |
Cells, Rouget Pericyte Rouget Cells |
| Tree number(s): |
A07.015.700.750 A10.272.491.677 A11.710 A16.504.660.600 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020286 |
| Scope note: | Unique slender cells with multiple processes extending along the capillary vessel axis and encircling the vascular wall, also called mural cells. Pericytes are imbedded in the BASEMENT MEMBRANE shared with the ENDOTHELIAL CELLS of the vessel. Pericytes are important in maintaining vessel integrity, angiogenesis, and vascular remodeling. |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EN enzymology IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PS parasitology RE radiation effects TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology |
| Previous Indexing: |
Capillaries (1970-1998) |
| Public MeSH Note: | 99 |
| History Note: | 99 |
| DeCS ID: | 33678 |
| Unique ID: | D020286 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 1999/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1998/06/10 |
| Revision Date: | 2018/07/01 |
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| Concept UI |
M0029935 |
| Scope note | Unique slender cells with multiple processes extending along the capillary vessel axis and encircling the vascular wall, also called mural cells. Pericytes are imbedded in the BASEMENT MEMBRANE shared with the ENDOTHELIAL CELLS of the vessel. Pericytes are important in maintaining vessel integrity, angiogenesis, and vascular remodeling. |
| Preferred term | Pericytes |
| Entry term(s) |
Cells, Rouget Pericyte Rouget Cells |
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