Pericyte Biology in Different Organs

The present book is an attempt to describe the most recent developments in the area of pericyte biology which is one of the emergent hot topics in the field of molecular and cellular biology today. Here, we present a selected collection of thirteen detail

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Alexander Birbrair Editor

Pericyte Biology in Different Organs

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Volume 1122

Editorial Board: IRUN R. COHEN, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel ABEL LAJTHA, N.S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA JOHN D. LAMBRIS, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA RODOLFO PAOLETTI, University of Milan, Milan, Italy NIMA REZAEI, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Children’s Medical Center Hospital, Tehran, Iran

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Alexander Birbrair Editor

Pericyte Biology in Different Organs

Editor Alexander Birbrair Department of Radiology Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY, USA Department of Pathology Federal University of Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

ISSN 0065-2598     ISSN 2214-8019 (electronic) Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ISBN 978-3-030-11092-5    ISBN 978-3-030-11093-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11093-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2019934955 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Preface

This book’s initial title was “Pericyte Biology: Development, Homeostasis and Disease.” However, due to the current great interest in this topic, we were able to assemble more chapters than would fit in one book, covering pericyte biology under distinct circumstances. Therefore, the book was subdivided into three volumes entitled Pericyte Biology - Novel Concepts, Pericyte Biology in Different Organs, and Pericyte Biology in Disease. This book Pericyte Biology in Different Organs presents contributions by expert researchers and clinicians i