Pancreatic islets are densely vascularized clusters of cells that secrete insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin, hormones essential to glucose metabolism. The viability and function of islet cells rely ...
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Ottawa, 161 Louis Pasteur, Ottawa, OntarioK1N 6N5, Canada ...
Pericytes in the brain are candidate regulators of microcirculatory blood flow because they are strategically positioned along the microvasculature, contain contractile proteins, respond rapidly to ...
The blood vessels that vascularize the central nervous system exhibit unique properties which control the flow of cells, ions, and molecules from plasma to the brain. Referred to as the blood-brain ...
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, United States ...
Skeletal muscles are hierarchical structures with important functional components spread across molecular, cellular, and tissue levels of organization. Studying interactions across these levels is ...
The Clinical Implications of Basic Research series has focused on highlighting laboratory research that could lead to advances in clinical therapeutics. However, the path between the laboratory and ...