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Descriptor English: Endothelium
Descriptor Spanish: Endotelio
Descriptor endotelio
Scope note: Capa de epitelio que recubre al corazón, los vasos sanguíneos (ENDOTELIO VASCULAR), vasos linfáticos (ENDOTELIO LINFÁTICO), y las cavidades serosas del cuerpo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Endotélio
Descriptor French: Endothélium
Entry term(s): Endotheliums
Tree number(s): A10.272.491
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004727
Scope note: A layer of epithelium that lines the heart, blood vessels (ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR), lymph vessels (ENDOTHELIUM, LYMPHATIC), and the serous cavities of the body.
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; usually NIM with specific organ IM
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Epithelium (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(73)
DeCS ID: 4808
Unique ID: D004727
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Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/03
Endothelium - Preferred
Concept UI M0007431
Scope note A layer of epithelium that lines the heart, blood vessels (ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR), lymph vessels (ENDOTHELIUM, LYMPHATIC), and the serous cavities of the body.
Preferred term Endothelium
Entry term(s) Endotheliums



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