found: Work cat.: Telang, P. Effect of nickel ions on the viability, cell number and morphology of human aortic endothelial and smooth muscle cells, 2003.
found: MeSH browser, Apr. 28, 2012(Endothelial cells -- 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)
found: NCI thesaurus (Online), Apr. 28, 2012(endothelial cell -- The main type of cell forming the lining of blood and lymph vessels and the inner layer of the endocardium)
found: Online medical dictionary of medical terms and definitions on eMedicineHealth, Apr. 28, 2012(Endothelium: A layer of flat cells lining the closed internal spaces of the body such as the inside of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels (that convey the lymph, a milky fluid) and the heart)
found: Stedman's medical dictionary, 2000:p. 310 (endothelial cell -- one of the squamous cells forming the lining of blood and lymph vessels and the inner layer of the endocardium. Syn. -- endotheliocyte)