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. 2001 May 7;193(9):1105–1112. doi: 10.1084/jem.193.9.1105

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HEVs possess binding sites for ELC. Autoradiography of tissue sections made after tonsillar organ culture with radioiodinated ELC. (a and b) Strong signals are predominately associated with HEV cells and the HEV lumen. In contrast, flat-walled vessels (c) show no signal. (d) Addition of excess cold ELC abolishes HEV-associated signals. Scale bars: 25 μm.