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Demonstration of microvessel networks and endothelial cell phenotypes in the normal murine lung.
Journal of Nippon Medical School = Nippon Ika Daigaku zasshi - 1 Dec 2005
Minton Clare, Jin Enjing, Taniuchi Namiko, Matsuoka Toshiaki, Yamagishi Shigeki, Ghazizadeh Mohammad, Kawanami Oichi
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The vascular endothelial cells (ECs) express various antigens related to coagulation factors, including factor VIII-related antigen or von Willebrand factor (vWF) in the cytoplasm and thrombomodulin (TM; a thrombin receptor)along the plasma membrane. CD34 (a hematogenic stem cell marker) is also expressed along the surface membrane of the ECs. Using these EC markers and fluorescein-isothiocyanate-labeled dextran...
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