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Isolation of "side population" progenitor cells from healthy arteries of adult mice.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Feb 2006
Sainz Julie, Al Haj Zen Ayman, Caligiuri Giuseppina, Demerens Corinne, Urbain Dominique, Lemitre Mathilde, Lafont Antoine
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OBJECTIVE: Circulating progenitors and stem cells have been reported to contribute to angiogenesis and arterial repair after injury. In the present study, we investigated whether the arterial wall could host permanently residing progenitor cells under physiological context. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using the Hoechst-based flow cytometry method, we identified and isolated progenitor cells termed side population (SP)...
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