The Role of Microvascular Pericytes in the Generation of Pro-fibrotic Connective Tissue Cells : Investigations in vitro and in Reactive Tissues in vivo
Pericytes are cells of mesenchymal origin located on the abluminal side, juxtapositioned to the endothelial cells in capillaries, venules and small arterioles. They are important for maintaining vessel integrity in resting tissues as well as the formation and stabilization of new vessels. They have...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi
2010
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-132611 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-554-7938-1 |