# pericyte

> contractile cells that wrap around the endothelial cells of capillaries and venules throughout the body

**Wikidata**: [Q500446](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q500446)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pericyte)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/pericyte


## References

1. Human cell type diversity, evolution, development, and classification with special reference to cells derived from the neural crest
2. Morphology and Properties of Pericytes
3. Foundational Model of Anatomy
4. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
5. UMLS 2023
6. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)