"Endothelial Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D042783
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.436.275
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| Concept/Terms |
Endothelial Cells- Endothelial Cells
- Cell, Endothelial
- Cells, Endothelial
- Endothelial Cell
Vascular Endothelial Cells- Vascular Endothelial Cells
- Cell, Vascular Endothelial
- Cells, Vascular Endothelial
- Endothelial Cell, Vascular
- Endothelial Cells, Vascular
- Vascular Endothelial Cell
Capillary Endothelial Cells- Capillary Endothelial Cells
- Capillary Endothelial Cell
- Cell, Capillary Endothelial
- Cells, Capillary Endothelial
- Endothelial Cell, Capillary
- Endothelial Cells, Capillary
Lymphatic Endothelial Cells- Lymphatic Endothelial Cells
- Cell, Lymphatic Endothelial
- Cells, Lymphatic Endothelial
- Endothelial Cell, Lymphatic
- Endothelial Cells, Lymphatic
- Lymphatic Endothelial Cell
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2009 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2010 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2012 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2013 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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