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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biomaterials. 2008 Apr 8;29(19):2884–2890. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.03.026

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Epithelial proliferation and apoptosis. BrDU incorporation in crypts was significantly increased in neointestinal crypts containing VEGF-loaded microspheres demonstrating increased proliferation. (n=5/group) (*p<0.05) Apoptosis measured by TUNEL staining showed no difference in programmed cell death between neointestinal cysts containing empty or VEGF-loaded microspheres. (n=5/group)