Abstract

The above data clearly indicate that cerebral pericytes are equipped with a specific aminopeptidase (AP-N). Functionally, this finding suggests that cerebral pericytes are involved in amino acid and peptide catabolism of the brain and that they constitute an essential carrier of the enzymatic blood-brain barrier.

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