Occurring of In Vitro Functional Vasculogenic Pericytes from Human Circulating Early Endothelial Precursor Cell Culture

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Photomicrograph of cells obtained from the early Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPCs). (a) Mononuclear cells 24 hours after seeding into fibronectin coated plastic surface (40x magnification). (b)–(d) CFUs-Hill or early outgrowth EPCs after 7 days of culture. (b) 100x magnification; (c) 200x and (d) 400x magnifications. (e) CFUs-Hill and human Progenitor Perivascular Cells (hPPCs) progeny after 10 days of culture (40x magnification). (f) Pericyte/MSC-like cells, hPPCs, at the first passage (100x magnification).

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