
Cerebral capillary endothelial cells are covered by the VEGF-expressing foot processes of astrocytes
Keywords: VEGF; vascular endothelial growth factor A; AQP4; aquaporin-4; αSMA; α-smooth muscle actin; GFAP; glial fibrillary acidic protein; RT-PCR; reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction; SMC; smooth muscle cell; MVEC; microvascular endothelial cell; Va