Figure 2.
×4 phase contrast images of SVF grown on Matrigel at 18 h (A, B); 36 h (C, D); 60 h (E, F); and 112 h (G, H). Images B, D, F, and H are ×3 optical zooms of boxed sections of images A, C, E, and G, respectively. White arrows demonstrate initial cell clustering occurring at 18 h. Tip cell formation occurs at 36 h as marked by the red arrow. Stalk cell formation and elongation occurs at 60 h as marked by the blue arrow. Branching (green arrow) and inosculation (yellow arrow) can be seen at 118 h in vitro.