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Original Article

Endothelial colony forming units: Are they a reliable marker of endothelial progenitor cell numbers?

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Pages 474-479 | Received 09 Jan 2007, Accepted 08 Mar 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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Figure 1 Endothelial progenitor cells and endothelial colony forming units under light microscopy. Note that the size of colony forming units(CFUs) varies widely. a: small CFUs consisting of a few cells (40×); b and c: bigger CFUs (40×, 100×); d: predominantly single located endothelial cells without accumulation in CFUs (40×).

Figure 1 Endothelial progenitor cells and endothelial colony forming units under light microscopy. Note that the size of colony forming units(CFUs) varies widely. a: small CFUs consisting of a few cells (40×); b and c: bigger CFUs (40×, 100×); d: predominantly single located endothelial cells without accumulation in CFUs (40×).

Figure 2 Endothelial progenitor cells(EPCs) migration and colony forming units (CFUs). a: Migration of EPCs to each other before forming CFUs (40×). b: This process may be impaired in some patients (40×).

Figure 2 Endothelial progenitor cells(EPCs) migration and colony forming units (CFUs). a: Migration of EPCs to each other before forming CFUs (40×). b: This process may be impaired in some patients (40×).

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