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Establishment of outgrowth endothelial cells from peripheral blood.
Nature protocols - 1 Sept 2012
Martin-Ramirez Javier, Hofman Menno, van den Biggelaar Maartje, Hebbel Robert P, Voorberg Jan
Abstract excerpt
Blood outgrowth endothelial cells (BOECs) are important tools when investigating diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for vascular disease. In this protocol, mononuclear cells are isolated from peripheral blood and plated on type I collagen at ∼135,000 cells per cm(2) in endothelial cell differentiation medium. On average, 0.34 colonies of endothelial cells per milliliter of blood can be obtained. Colonies of...
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