| Term: | pericyte cell division |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | pericyte |
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| Synonyms: | pericytes, perivascular cell |
| Definition: | An elongated, contractile cell found wrapped about precapillary arterioles outside the basement membrane. Pericytes are present in capillaries where proper adventitial and muscle layer are missing (thus distinguishing this cell type from adventitial cells). They are relatively undifferentiated and may become fibroblasts, macrophages, or smooth muscle cells. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009112] |
| Name: | cell division |
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| Definition: | The process resulting in division and partitioning of components of a cell to form more cells; may or may not be accompanied by the physical separation of a cell into distinct, individually membrane-bounded daughter cells. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0051301] QuickGO AmiGO |