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A schematic representation of the mature (adult) neurovascular unit (NVU) within a rodent cerebral cortex. A range of vessels are situated within parenchymal tissue. The vascular wall composition at the level of (a) the pial arterioles on the cortical surface, (b) the penetrating arterioles, (c) pre-capillary arterioles, (d) capillaries, and (e) the ascending venules.
AQP4: aquaporin 4.
