The pericyte: Cellular regulator of microvascular blood flow

Microvascular Research - Tập 77 Số 3 - Trang 235-246 - 2009
Matthew Kutcher1, Ira M. Herman1
1Department of Physiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, USA

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