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Research Paper Volume 3, Issue 6 pp 597—608

Tunneling nanotubes mediate rescue of prematurely senescent endothelial cells by endothelial progenitors: exchange of lysosomal pool

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Figure 9. Senescence-associated β-galactosidase stained endothelial cells in en face aortic preparations obtained from control and STZ mice, non-treated or treated with intact EPC or with EPC preincubated with cytochalasin B (CytoB). (A) Representative images obtained using intravital microscopy. (Nikon, Melville, NY) Bars 50μm. (B)Quantitative analysis of senescence-associated β-galactosidase-stained endothelial cells. Asterisks indicate p< 0.05; n=5.