# Weibel-Palade body

> large, elongated, rod-shaped secretory granule characteristic of vascular endothelial cells that contain a number of structurally and functionally distinct proteins, of which the best characterized are von Willebrand factor (VWF) and P-selectin

**Wikidata**: [Q14863674](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14863674)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weibel–Palade_body)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/weibel-palade-body


## References

1. Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013