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R-Ras Deficiency in Pericytes Causes Frequent Microphthalmia and Perturbs Retinal Vascular Development.
Journal of vascular research - 1 Jan 2021
Herrera Jose Luis, Komatsu Masanobu
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The retinal vasculature is heavily invested by pericytes. Small GTPase R-Ras is highly expressed in endothelial cells and pericytes, suggesting importance of this Ras homolog for the regulation of the blood vessel wall. We investigated the specific contribution of pericyte-expressed R-Ras to the development of the retinal vasculature. METHODS: The effect of R-Ras deficiency in pericytes was analyzed in...
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