Endothelium

Term

This is a clone of flat endotheliocytes. It has few organelles. It lines the interior of the heart, the surface of blood vessels, and lymph vessels. It participates in the exchange of substances and gases between blood and connective tissue.

Source | Glossary of Most Commonly Used Biomedical Terms and Concepts | Lithuanian University of Health Sciences | Academician Professor Antanas Praškevičius, Professor Laima Ivanovienė