Fig. 5

Pericyte-derived leading structures during human cerebral cortex vascularization. a, b Forebrain PCs, revealed by colocalization of NG2 and CD146, form the leading tip of cerebral cortex growing microvessels and give rise to TNT-like (a) and MT-like (b) structures. c, d CD146 staining unveils the filopodial processes of NG2⁺/CD146⁺ sprouting PCs (arrow). (a from [87] with permission). Human telencephalon 22 weeks of gestation. Scale bars a–c 10 µm; d 7.5 µm