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Pericyte

Pericyte

Pericytes sit alongside endothelial cells on many small blood vessels.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000669View source record ↗

Overview

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Pericytes sit alongside endothelial cells on many small blood vessels.

Quick Facts

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Body systemTissues & Organs
Typical locationAlong small blood vessels
Lineage / classMural cell
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000669

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ConceptMajor Human Cell TypesincludesCell typeConnective Tissue Cellincludes
All 3 Structured Connections
Major Human Cell Types · ConceptINCLUDES →Pericyte · Cell type
Connective Tissue Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Pericyte · Cell type
Pericyte · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Connective Tissue Cell · Cell type

Recommended Reading

Trusted references for learning more about Pericyte.

databaseCell Ontology (CL)OBO Foundry · European Bioinformatics Institute Ontology Lookup Service
Research Claims

Pericyte is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000669).