MeSH definition : 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.;
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.