Dr. Stranahan (VIDEO)

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

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Normal capillary (pink) with a blue pericyte and the tight junctions that form the barrier in yellow. Beside it, the results of a high fat diet including smaller pericytes and increased permeability.

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Dr. Alexis Stranahan lab

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