Isolation of microvascular endothelial tubes from mouse resistance arteries

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 81, 2013, Pages

  Socha, Matthew J ^a   Segal, Steven S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Basic protocol; Calcium signaling; Confocal microscopy; Endothelial tubes; Issue 81; Microcirculation; Resistance vasculature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL COMMUNICATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROCIRCULATION; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL COMMUNICATION; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 84888349479     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/50759(2013)     Document Type: Article

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