血管生成
主动脉
细胞外基质
戒指(化学)
生物医学工程
化学
医学
细胞生物学
生物
癌症研究
内科学
有机化学
作者
Alfred C. Aplin,Roberto F. Nicosia
出处
期刊:Methods in molecular biology
日期:2014-10-16
卷期号:: 255-264
被引量:21
标识
DOI:10.1007/978-1-4939-1462-3_16
摘要
Protocols outlined in this chapter illustrate how to prepare and analyze angiogenic cultures of rat aorta. Aortic rings embedded in gels of extracellular matrix generate vascular outgrowths that can easily be monitored over time with inverted microscopy. The angiogenic response can be measured by counting vessels or with image analysis. Aortic ring cultures can be used to investigate molecular mechanisms of angiogenesis and test the efficacy of stimulators and inhibitors of the angiogenic process. As such this assay is an invaluable tool for both basic and applied angiogenesis research.
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