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Torsional Force by Helical Pericytes Regulates Blood Flow in Downstream Capillaries
Gülce Küreli, Nevin Belder, Meftun Doğa Başaran…·Turgay Dalkara
This study shows downstream capillary pericytes express -SMA and regulate blood flow through torsional contractions, challenging the view that capillaries are passive.