Human umbilical vein endothelial cell

Microscopic image of the keratin cytoskeleton of a HUVEC cell.

Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) are cells derived from the endothelium of veins from the umbilical cord. They are used as a laboratory model system for the study of the function and pathology of endothelial cells (e.g., angiogenesis).^[1]

References

↑ Park HJ, Zhang Y, Georgescu SP, Johnson KL, Kong D, Galper JB (2006). "Human umbilical vein endothelial cells and human dermal microvascular endothelial cells offer new insights into the relationship between lipid metabolism and angiogenesis". Stem Cell Rev. 2 (2): 93–102. doi:10.1007/s12015-006-0015-x. PMID 17237547.

External links

Human umbilical vein endothelial cells at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Primary Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (Normal, Human) at ATCC

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