Gaudio E, Pannarale L, Marinozzi G
Angiology. 1985 Jul;36(7):458-64. doi: 10.1177/000331978503600708.
The authors used the microcorrosion cast technique to study the localization and the role of pericytes in the microcirculation of skeletal muscle. Both fast twitch muscles, the tibialis anterior and the pectineus muscles, and a slow twitch one, the soleus muscle, were studied, because of morphological differences of their capillary networks. The observation of peculiar imprints on the surface of vascular casts, strategically sited in the microvascular bed, were related to the presence of pericytes apposed to the endothelial lining. The role of pericytes in equalizing the local blood flow to metabolic needs and in maintaining capillary blood flow despite pinching of vessels is discussed.
作者使用微腐蚀铸型技术研究周细胞在骨骼肌微循环中的定位及作用。由于胫骨前肌和耻骨肌这两块快肌以及比目鱼肌这块慢肌的毛细血管网络存在形态差异，因此对它们都进行了研究。在血管铸型表面观察到的特殊印记，这些印记位于微血管床的关键位置，与贴附在内皮衬里的周细胞的存在有关。文中讨论了周细胞在使局部血流与代谢需求相平衡以及在血管受压时维持毛细血管血流方面的作用。
