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Development of a new method for the isolation and culture of pulmonary arterial endothelial cells from rat pulmonary arteries.
Journal of vascular research - 1 Jan 2013
Peng Gongyong, Wen Xing, Shi Yu, Jiang Yongliang, Hu Guoping, Zhou Yumin, Ran Pixin
Abstract excerpt
Pulmonary endothelial dysfunction plays an integral role in the pathogenesis and development of pulmonary hypertension. It is difficult and inconvenient to obtain pulmonary arterial endothelial cells (PAECs) from humans and large animals. Some methods for the isolation of PAECs from rats require complex equipment and expensive reagents. In this study, we describe a new method of obtaining cultures of PAECs...
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