part of morphogenesis of an epithelium endothelium development morphogenesis of an endothelium 2009-10-01T01:34:06Z biological_process dph GO:0003159 The process in which the anatomical structure of an endothelium is generated and organized. Endothelium refers to the layer of cells lining blood vessels, lymphatics, the heart, and serous cavities, and is derived from bone marrow or mesoderm. Corneal endothelium is a special case, derived from neural crest cells.