Epithelial cell/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Histology [r]: The study of the structure and function of biological tissues. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Cardiovascular system [r]: The heart and the blood vessels by which blood is pumped and circulated through the body. ^[e]
  • Vascular endothelium [r]: Single pavement layer of epithelial cells which line the luminal surface of the entire cardiovascular system and regulate the transport of macromolecules and blood components from interstitium to lumen; this function has been most intensively studied in the blood capillaries. ^[e]
    • Tunica intima [r]: The innermost coat of blood vessels, consisting of a thin lining of epithelial cells longitudinally oriented and continuous with the endothelium of capillaries on the one hand and the endocardium of the heart on the other ^[e]
    • Interstitium [r]: Add brief definition or description
    • Lumen (cardiovacular) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Lymphatic epithelium [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Corneal epithelium [r]: Add brief definition or description

Diseases of epithelial cells

• Carcinoma [r]: Malignant tumors derived from epithelial cells; the most common class of cancer, including the common forms of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer in humans, not a general term for cancer but frequently and incorrectly used as such ^[e]
  • Squamous cell carcinoma [r]: A carcinoma derived from stratified squamous epithelial cells. It may also occur in sites where glandular or columnar epithelial cells are normally present. ^[e]
  • Adenocarcinoma [r]: A malignant epithelial tumor with a glandular organization. ^[e]

Other related topics

• Respiratory system [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Gastrointestinal system [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Urogenital system [r]: Applicable to both biological sexes, the set of organs involved in sexual reproduction and the excretion of urine ^[e]
• Cancer in cats [r]: The leading cause of death in geriatric domestic cats, this topic includes both metastatic and locally invasive neoplasia ^[e]

Articles related by keyphrases (Bot populated)

• Innexin [r]: Member of a class of proteins which is used to create gap junctions in invertebrates. ^[e]