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A '''vesiculo-vacuolar organelle''' is an [[organelle]] found in the [[cytoplasm]] of [[endothelial cells]] that line both tumor and normal [[blood vessel]]s.
A '''vesiculo-vacuolar organelle''' is an [[organelle]] found in the [[cytoplasm]] of [[endothelial cells]] that line both tumor and normal [[blood vessel]]s.


They help [[active transport|actively transport]] fluid and cells across endothelial cells, contributing to the increase in [[vascular permeability]] that occurs during the process of [[inflammation]]. This kind of transport is mediated by [[Vascular endothelial growth factor|VEGF]], one of the chemical mediators of [[inflammation]].
They help [[active transport|actively transport]] fluid and cells across endothelial cells, contributing to the increase in [[vascular permeability]] that occurs during the process celula





Revision as of 18:48, 27 April 2014

A vesiculo-vacuolar organelle is an organelle found in the cytoplasm of endothelial cells that line both tumor and normal blood vessels.

They help actively transport fluid and cells across endothelial cells, contributing to the increase in vascular permeability that occurs during the process celula