Microfluctuations in Capillary Lumens Independent of Pericyte Lining Density in the Anesthetized Mouse Cortex.

Hiroki SuzukiJuri MurataMiyuki UnekawaIwao KannoYoshikane IzawaYutaka TomitaKenji F TanakaJin NakaharaKazuto Masamoto

Published in: Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994) (2024)

Capillary lumens in the brain exhibit slow microfluctuations that are independent of pericyte lining. These microfluctuations could affect the distribution of flowing blood cells and may be important for homogenizing their distribution in capillary networks.

Keyphrases

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