Rouget's cell (English)

…This is the same as the blood vessels in the body wall of the protochordate amphioxus, and is thought to represent the primitive form of the vertebrate circulatory system. In amphibian capillaries, there are cells with projections on the outside of the endothelial cells that are said to have contractility, and these are called Rouget's cells. Similar cells are also found in higher animals, and are called pericytes, but their contractility has not been confirmed. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Rouget's cell" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…これは原索動物ナメクジウオの体壁の血管と同じ状態で，脊椎動物循環系の原始的形態を示すと考えられる。両生類の毛細血管で，内皮細胞の外側に突起をもつ細胞があって収縮性をもつとされ，これをルジェー細胞Rouget’s cellという。高等動物でも類似の細胞がみられ，周細胞pericyteというが，収縮性は確かめられていない。…

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