title: Endothelial cells. Not just a cellophane wrapper.
abstract: This summary provides an overview of some of the new information about the metabolic and regulatory functions of vascular endothelial cells and discusses possible important consequences of endothelial abnormalities in disease.
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000378:metabolism; D000241:Adenosine / Q000378:metabolism; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000378:metabolism; D004285:Dogs; D004727:Endothelium / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D014664:Vasodilation
chemical_list: D011453:Prostaglandins; D000804:Angiotensin II; D012701:Serotonin; D000241:Adenosine; D000109:Acetylcholine; D001920:Bradykinin