pericyte

[医] 周皮细胞, 外膜细胞

词形变化

pericytes 复数 pericytes

别名

periocyte

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A type of mesenchymal cell which in aggregation forms a contractile wrapping around a capillary.

    生物 医学

    2008, Frederick Pfister, Yuxi Feng, Hans-Peter Hammes, Pericyte Loss in the Diabetic Retina, Elia Duh, Diabetic Retinopathy, Humana Press, page 249, However, due to the morphological similarities of rodent retinal capillary endothelial cells and pericytes, markers allowing for the distinction of retinal capillary cells were crucial for quantitative analysis.

词源

From peri- + -cyte.

来源：wiktionary