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Journal of Electron Microscopy 24(1): 13-18 (1975)
© 1975 Oxford University Press

Tridimensional Views of the Relationship of Pericytes to Endothelial Cells of Capillaries in the Human Choroid and Retina

Toshihiko MATSUSAKA

The Center for Adult Diseases Osaka, Ophthalmic Circulation Clinic Nakamichi, Higashinariku, Osaka 537, Japan

Three dimensional reconstructions were made from serial sections to show the relationship of processes of pericytes with endothelial cells of capillaries in the choroid and the retina of normal human eyes. Tridimensional models demonstrate that such relationships differ between the two tissues. In the choriocapillaris pericytes extend ridge-like folds which make close contact with endothelial cells, whereas in the retinal capillaries the pericytes extend slender fingerlike processes which probe into vaginal recesses in endothelial cells. The significance of these discrepancies is discussed.

Received     11 October 1974,
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