Fig. 4.

Angiogenic sprouting is impaired in FABP5^−/− mouse aortic ring explants. a 1-mm long WT and FABP5^−/− mouse aortic rings were embedded in Matrigel in 96-well plates and cultured in medium supplemented with bFGF. Representative images are shown. Scale bar 100 µm. b The number of angiogenic sprouts arising from the aortic rings was quantified. c The average length of angiogenic sprouts arising from the aortic rings was measured. Bar graphs represent mean ± SEM, n = 8–10 mice per group