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Only a specific subset of human peripheral-blood monocytes has endothelial-like functional capacity.
Blood - 1 Oct 2005
Elsheikh Elzafir, Uzunel Mehmet, He Zhong, Holgersson Jan, Nowak Grzegorz, Sumitran-Holgersson Suchitra
Abstract excerpt
The monocyte population in blood is considered a possible source of endothelial precursors. Because endothelial-specific receptor tyrosine kinases act as regulators of endothelial cell function, we investigated whether expression of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) on monocytes is important for their endothelial-like functional capacity. Peripheral-blood monocytes expressing vascular...
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