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Cells > Epithelial Cells > Endothelial Cells

Preferred term

Endothelial Cells  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Capillary Endothelial Cell
  • Capillary Endothelial Cells
  • Cell, Capillary Endothelial
  • Cell, Lymphatic Endothelial
  • Cells, Capillary Endothelial
  • Cells, Lymphatic Endothelial
  • Cells, Vascular Endothelial
  • Cell, Vascular Endothelial
  • Endothelial Cell, Capillary
  • Endothelial Cell, Lymphatic
  • Endothelial Cells, Capillary
  • Endothelial Cells, Lymphatic
  • Endothelial Cells, Vascular
  • Endothelial Cell, Vascular
  • Lymphatic Endothelial Cell
  • Lymphatic Endothelial Cells
  • Vascular Endothelial Cell
  • Vascular Endothelial Cells

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Scope note

  • Highly specialized EPITHELIAL CELLS that line the HEART; BLOOD VESSELS; and lymph vessels, forming the ENDOTHELIUM. They are polygonal in shape and joined together by TIGHT JUNCTIONS. The tight junctions allow for variable permeability to specific macromolecules that are transported across the endothelial layer.

History note

  • 2004

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D042783

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