Pericytes are . . . A special kind of tight junction found in continuous capillaries The same thing as fenestrations or pores in capillaries Another name for intercellular clefts in capillaries Spider-shaped cells found here and there along the outer walls of capillaries that appear to be modified smooth muscle cells
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