A pericyte chloride clamp mechanism governs capillary control of cerebral blood flow (opens in new tab)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 24, June 2026. SignificanceXiang et al. demonstrate that thin-strand pericytes found in the deepest parts of the capillary bed of the brain express functional TMEM16A calcium-activated chloride channels. They show that L- and T-type voltage-dependent calcium channels in ...