Delayed Endothelial Progenitor Cell Therapy Promotes Bone Defect Repair in a Clinically Relevant Rat Model

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Culture and characterization of rat bone marrow-derived EPCs. (a) Cultured cells displayed spindle-shaped morphology characteristic of EPCs after 7–8 days in culture. (b) EPCs formed tube-like structures after seeding on Matrigel for 24 hours (stained with Calcein AM). (c) EPCs were characterized by Ac-LDL uptake and UEA-1 lectin binding.

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