@article {Razani431, author = {Babak Razani and Scott E. Woodman and Michael P. Lisanti}, title = {Caveolae: From Cell Biology to Animal Physiology}, volume = {54}, number = {3}, pages = {431--467}, year = {2002}, doi = {10.1124/pr.54.3.431}, publisher = {American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics}, abstract = {Among the membrane compartments of a cell, vesicles known as {\textquotedblleft}caveolae{\textquotedblright} have long defied functional characterization. However, since the identification of a family of proteins termed {\textquotedblleft}caveolins{\textquotedblright}, that form and reside in caveolae, a better understanding has emerged. It is now clear that caveolae do not merely play a singular role in the cell, but are pleiotropic in nature{\textemdash}serving to modulate many cellular functions. The purpose of this review is to explicate what is known about caveolins/caveolae and highlight growing areas of caveolar research.}, issn = {0031-6997}, URL = {https://pharmrev.aspetjournals.org/content/54/3/431}, eprint = {https://pharmrev.aspetjournals.org/content/54/3/431.full.pdf}, journal = {Pharmacological Reviews} }