FIGURE 1.
Characterization of rat bone-derived endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs). (A) On day 3, day 7, day14, and day 21 of cellular morphology under an inverted microscope, scale bar = 100 μm. (B) Double staining of ECFCs positive for Dil-AcLDL and FITC-UEA-1 under fluorescent microscope, scale bar = 20 μm. (C) Cell surface markers (CD31, CD34, CD133, VEGFR-2, CD14, and CD45) of ECFCs were identified by flow cytometry. (D) Tube formation assay of ECFCs was evaluated under an inverted microscope, left: scale bar = 100 μm; right: scale bar = 50 μm.