Pericytes, Part of the Blood-Brain Barrier (IMAGE)

University of Southern California

Pericytes, Part of the Blood-Brain Barrier

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Pericytes, gatekeeper cells, are wrapped around capillaries in the cortex of a mouse brain.

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Amy Nelson/Keck School of Medicine of USC

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