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Capillary endothelial cell
A capillary endothelial cell forms the single-cell-thick wall of a capillary, the smallest blood vessel and the main site of blood-tissue exchange, and adapts to the organ it serves.
Pericyte
Pericytes are mural cells embedded in the basement membrane of capillaries and microvessels, wrapping endothelial cells. Also called Rouget cells; they regulate blood flow, angiogenesis, and the blood-brain barrier, and lack a single specific marker.