• caveolae stomatal diaphragms are absent from the lung, adrenals, pancreas, pituitary, thyroid, kidney, intestinal villi, and liver
• however, in the lung the surface density of endothelial cell caveolae is similar to controls
• diaphragms are absent from all fenestrae and transendothelial channels in all fenestrated capillaries in the adrenals, pancreas, intestine, choroid plexus, pituitary, thyroid and kidney peritubular capillaries
• passage of albumin-coated gold nanoparticles of 10, 15, and 25 nm indicate an increase in pore size in adrenal capillaries