The brain's matchmakers

Sci Transl Med. 2017 Mar 8;9(380):eaam9863. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aam9863.

Author

Maria K Lehtinen¹

Affiliation

¹ New York Stem Cell Foundation, New York, NY 10019, USA; Department of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Email: maria.lehtinen@childrens.harvard.edu.

PMID: 28275158
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aam9863

Abstract

Pericytes match capillary blood flow to local neural activity, thus ensuring proper oxygenation of the brain.

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MeSH terms

Brain
Capillaries
Humans
Neurodegenerative Diseases*
Oxygen
Pericytes*

Substances

Oxygen