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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Richard Cannon
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-12155 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Desai Aditi A Glaser Alexander A Liu Delong D Raghavachari Nalini N Blum Arnon A Zalos Gloria G Lippincott Margaret M McCoy J Philip JP Munson Peter J PJ Solomon Michael A MA Danner Robert L RL Cannon Richard O RO
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology 20090101 1
<h4>Objective</h4>An assay proposed to quantify endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) colonies in humans was investigated to determine the phenotype of recovered cells and their relevance to in vivo endothelial function.<h4>Methods and results</h4>Twelve sedentary subjects participating in a worksite wellness program underwent endothelial flow-mediated dilation (FMD) testing of the brachial artery and blood sampling for EPC colony assay. Microarray-based genotypic characterization of colonies showed ...[more]