Oak-leaf, puzzle-like shapes and discontinuous cell–cell junctions are defining features of lymphatic capillary endothelial cells. A study by Schoofs et al. provides insights into the molecular ...

These cells have a distinctive lobate shape, but researchers were unsure if this shape helps manage interstitial fluid pressure. “It has been known for a long time that capillary lymphatic endothelial ...

these studies led them and their colleagues to hypothesize that endothelial cells lining the veins in the lungs would also ...

This turned out to be due to the cells’ capacity to continuously change their peculiar shape. “It has been known for a long time that capillary lymphatic endothelial cells have a lobate shape ...

Glomerular endothelial cells (GEnC)characterised by non-diaphragmed fenestrations (60-80nm transcellular holes) in their peripheral cytoplasm. The fenestrations occupy a large proportion of the ...

In the current study, the researchers investigated how the thin layer of lymphatic endothelial cells can withstand changes in vessel caliber when the capillary takes up fluid. This turned out to ...

Areas of expertise Glomerular endothelial cells (GEnC) form the innermost layer of the glomerular capillary wall which constitutes the glomerular filtration barrier. We are working to understand in ...