Buzney S M, Frank R N, Robison W G
Science. 1975 Dec 5;190(4218):985-6. doi: 10.1126/science.810891.
Capillaries from bovine, monkey, and human retinas maintained in tissue culture produced a monolayer of cells. Autoradiographic and electron microscopic evidence indicated that the mural cells (intramural pericytes) were the cells that proliferated. Since intramural pericytes are damaged selectively in diabetes mellitus, their availability in culture will be useful in seeking means to control diabetic retinopathy.
在组织培养中维持的来自牛、猴和人类视网膜的毛细血管产生了单层细胞。放射自显影和电子显微镜证据表明，壁细胞（壁内周细胞）是增殖的细胞。由于壁内周细胞在糖尿病中会被选择性损伤，它们在培养中的可用性将有助于寻找控制糖尿病视网膜病变的方法。
