A layer of epithelium that lines the heart, blood vessels (endothelium, vascular), lymph vessels (endothelium, lymphatic), and the serous cavities of the body[MESH]. Simple squamous epithelium which lines blood and lymphatic vessels and the heart[FMA].
Term information
- FMA:63916
- GAID:520
- galen:Endothelium
- BTO:0000393
- NCIT:C12481
- CALOHA:TS-0278
- UMLS:C0014257
- MESH:D004727
- EFO:0002548
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0014257
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/27168002
uberon_slim, efo_slim
The term 'endothelium' has been either restricted to the continuous cell layer of the vertebrates, as we are assuming here, or applied to all the cells able to adhere to the luminal surface of the vascular basement membrane (Casley-Smith 1980)
EFO:0002548
BTO:0000393
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0014257
http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/27168002
NCIT:C12481
CALOHA:TS-0278
UMLS:C0014257
galen:Endothelium
MESH:D004727
GAID:520
FMA:63916