endothelial cell of lymphatic vessel
A endothelial cell of a lymphatic vessel. The border of the oak leaf-shaped endothelial cell of initial lymphatics are joined by specialized buttons. The discontinuous feature of buttons distinguishes them from zippers in collecting lymphatics, but both types of junctions are composed of proteins typical of adherens junctions and tight junctions found in the endothelium of blood vessels. Buttons seal the sides of flaps of the oak leaf-shaped endothelial cell, leaving open the tips of flaps as routes for fluid entry without disassembly and reformation of intercellular junctions. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17846148 ]
Term info
endothelial cell of lymphatic vessel
- LEC
- lymphatic endothelial cell
tmeehan
2010-08-24T02:05:28Z
CL:1000421
cell
Term relations
- endothelial cell of vascular tree and part of some lymphatic vessel and develops from some vascular lymphangioblast
- endothelial cell of vascular tree
- part of some lymphatic vessel
- develops from some vascular lymphangioblast