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Mesothelial cell

Known as: Mesothelial cells, Mesotheliocyte, cells mesothelial 
A flat cell of mesenchymal origin that forms the superficial layer of the serosal membranes lining the body cavities of the abdomen and thorax.
National Institutes of Health

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Adenomatoid TumorAdvanced Peritoneal Malignant MesotheliomaAdvanced Pleural Malignant MesotheliomaAsbestos-Related Malignant Mesothelioma

Broader (3)

MesotheliumStructure of peritoneal mesotheliumcell type

Narrower (3)

Plasma membraneProtoplasmStructure of sertoli cell

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Review
2009
Review
2009
Intrinsic Cells: Mesothelial Cells — Central Players in Regulating Inflammation and Resolution
Background Preservation of the structural and functional integrity of the peritoneum is essential to maintain the dialytic… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Wnt inhibitory factor-1, a Wnt antagonist, is silenced by promoter hypermethylation in malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Immunocytochemical panel for distinguishing between carcinoma and reactive mesothelial cells in body cavity fluids
The morphological evaluation of cytological specimens from body cavity fluids presents difficulties in the differential diagnosis… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Single Exposure of Mesothelial Cells to Glucose Degradation Products (GDPs) Yields Early Advanced Glycation End-Products (AGEs) and a Proinflammatory Response
← Background Fluids commonly used for peritoneal dialysis (PD) have a low pH and a high glucose content. Furthermore, heat… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Presence of simian virus 40 sequences in malignant mesotheliomas and mesothelial cell proliferations
Malignant mesotheliomas (MMs) are pleural‐, pericardial‐, or peritoneal‐based neoplasms usually associated with asbestos exposure… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Adhesion of human endometrial fragments to peritoneum in vitro.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Vitronectin enhances internalization of crocidolite asbestos by rabbit pleural mesothelial cells via the integrin alpha v beta 5.
The mechanism by which pleural mesothelial cells, the likely progenitor cells of asbestos-induced mesothelioma, recognize and… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Role of mesothelial and submesothelial stromal cells in matrix remodeling following pleural injury.
The pleural response to injury is a complex and poorly understood multifactorial process that can result in the development of… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Phenotypic comparison between mesothelial and microvascular endothelial cell lineages using conventional endothelial cell markers, cytoskeletal protein markers and in vitro assays of angiogenic…
Endothelial and mesothelial cells are mesodermally derived simple squamous epithelial cells. A controversy concerning the… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Superoxide radical potentiates invasive capacity of rat ascites hepatoma cells in vitro.
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