Perivascular cell
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A perivascular cell is in the periphery of vasculature, and may refer to:
- PericytePericyteA pericyte is a type of cell found in the central nervous system. These cells play an integral role in the maintenance of the blood brain barrier as well as several other homeostatic and hemostatic functions of the brain. Pericytes are also a key component of the neurovascular unit, which also...
, a connective tissue cell that occurs about small blood vessels - Smooth muscle cells