Neural Crest Origin of Retinal and Choroidal Pericytes

Abstract

Since YFP-positive PCs and vSMCs are colocalized with NG2 and PDGFRβ, we propose that capillary PCs and vSMCs in the retina and the optic nerve, both parts of the central nervous system, as well as in the choroid, a tissue of mesodermal origin, derive from the neural crest.