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Pericytes are defined by their characteristic morphology and location in vivo, i.e. stellate cells, embedded within the basement membrane of arterioles, venules and capillaries. Depending on the vessel and the age of the animal, pericytes have been reported to cover from 26 to 100% of the surface of the microvessels [1–5].
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Schor, A.M., Canfield, A.E., Sutton, A.B., Allen, T.D., Sloan, P., Schor, S.L. (1992). The behaviour of pericytes in vitro: relevance to angiogenesis and differentiation. In: Steiner, R., Weisz, P.B., Langer, R. (eds) Angiogenesis. Experientia Supplementum, vol 61. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7001-6_26
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