1. Characteristics and Function of Cryopreserved Bone Marrow–Derived Endothelial Progenitor Cells 
Shigetoshi Mieno, MD, Richard T. Clements, PhD, Munir Boodhwani, MD, Neel R. Sodha, MD, Basel Ramlawi, MD, Cesario Bianchi, MD, PhD, Frank W. Sellke, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 85, Issue 4, Pages (April 2008)
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2. Fig 1
Direct fluorescent staining of endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) from fresh mononuclear cells (MNCs) (I) and cryopreserved mononuclear cells (II). (A) Isolectin B4 staining. (B) Acetylated low-density lipoprotein labeled with 1,1′-dioctadecyl-3,3,3′-3′-tetramethylindo-carbocyanine perchlorate staining. (C) 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride staining. (D) Merged images of all three staining techniques.
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3. Fig 2
Proliferation activity in cell culture media. White column, endothelial progenitor cells from fresh mononuclear cells; black column, endothelial progenitor cells from cryopreserved mononuclear cells. Asterisk and sharp indicate significance compared with white and black columns of control, respectively.
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4. Fig 3
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)–induced proliferation activity of endothelial progenitor cells. White column, endothelial progenitor cells from fresh mononuclear cells; black column, endothelial progenitor cells from cryopreserved mononuclear cells. Asterisk and sharp indicate significance compared with white and black column of control, respectively.
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5. Fig 4
Migration activity in response to stromal-derived factor-1α (SDF-1α). White column, endothelial progenitor cells from fresh mononuclear cells; black column, endothelial progenitor cells from cryopreserved mononuclear cells Asterisk and sharp indicate significance compared with white and black column of control, respectively.
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