Fig. 1
From: Basement membranes’ role in immune cell recruitment to the central nervous system
Schematic shows specialised basement membranes in different regions of the human body. Examples include the parenchymal and endothelial basement membrane of the blood-brain barrier, the alveolar-capillary basement membrane of the pulmonary alveolar capillary surface, and the glomerular basement membrane of the kidney glomerulus. Also shown is the location of the parenchymal-, and endothelial basement membrane, with reference to the neurovascular unit within a penetrating arteriole. EC = Endothelial cell, EBM = Endothelial basement membrane, P = Pericyte, PVS = Perivascular space, PBM = Parenchymal basement membrane, GL = Glial limitans, AE = Astrocytic end feet, M = Microglia