Ready-to-use ELISA kits are available for the detection of VEcad, an alias of the protein, cadherin 5. The official gene symbol is CDH5. The protein, with a mass of 87.5 kDa and length of 784 residues, is reported to be membrane-associated. It may be known by other names, including: vascular endothelial cadherin, endothelial-specific cadherin, cadherin 5 type 2 (vascular endothelium), VE-cadherin, and 7B4 antigen, and CD144.