endothelium
IPA: ɛndoʊθˈiɫiʌm
noun
- (anatomy) A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.
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Examples of "endothelium" in Sentences
- Endothelium derived relaxing factor.
- It is also transcribed in the vascular endothelium.
- They result from injury to the vascular endothelium.
- The flattened cells at the periphery form the endothelium.
- Addressin is an extracellular protein of the endothelium of venules.
- Removed the reference to endothelium as an example of an epithelium.
- Lower levels are present in vascular endothelium and cardiomyocytes.
- Prenatal and postnatal cellularity of the human corneal endothelium.
- Fenestration and discontinuity of the endothelium facilitates this transport.
- Unlike the corneal epithelium, the cells of the endothelium do not regenerate.
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