Term Name: endothelial cell
Synonyms: endotheliocyte
Definition: An endothelial cell comprises the outermost layer or lining of anatomical structures and can be squamous or cuboidal. In mammals, endothelial cell has vimentin filaments and is derived from the mesoderm.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0000115]

Relationships
is a type of: lining cell meso-epithelial cell
has subtype: arcuate artery endothelial cell arcuate vein endothelial cell cardiac endothelial cell cerebral cortex endothelial cell circulating endothelial cell colon endothelial cell endocardial cell endothelial cell of arteriole endothelial cell of artery endothelial cell of Peyer's patch endothelial cell of sinusoid endothelial cell of umbilical vein endothelial cell of vascular tree endothelial cell of venous sinus of red pulp of spleen glomerular endothelial cell gut endothelial cell interlobulary artery endothelial cell interlobulary vein endothelial cell kidney afferent arteriole endothelial cell kidney efferent arteriole endothelial cell splenic endothelial cell trabecular meshwork cell ureter adventitial cell