Endothelial

... are a special type of lipid raft, are small (50–100 nanometer) invaginations of the plasma membrane in many vertebrate cell types, especially in endothelial cells and adipocytes. have several functions in signal transduction.[1] They are also believed to play a role in endocytosis, oncogenesis, ...

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... leave your comments on any of the following or related topics! 1)Difference between GTP and GTPase? 2)Where can I find a clear information about endothelial cells,geometry of a realistic endothelial cell model? 3)Some main facts about the proteins in endothelial cell(mainly considering Rac and ...

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... In healthy arteries the amount of thromboxane and prostaglandin is balanced, but in damaged arteries the balance is upset because the endothelial cells lining the artery are damaged so blood clots form. This can block the blood vessel it is forming in, or small pieces known as emboli ...

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what sort of effects would massive cytokine release caused by viral infection of monocytes & macrophages have on the vascular endothelium? am i right in assuming it would lead to vascular instability?

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... not moved to the cell surface are placed in vesicles called caveolae which are thought to be involved in the transfer of large molecules across endothelial cells, from the blood space to the tissue compartment. Thanks Virus, thats what I was looking for!

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