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Handbook of Vascular Biology Techniques

A wide range of research methods for the study of vascular development, from basic laboratory protocols to advanced technologies used in clinical practice, are covered in this work. A range of methodologies such as molecular imaging platforms and signalling analysis, along with tumour models are col...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Slevin, Mark (Editor ), McDowell, Garry (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
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  • Preface
  • Section 1 In vitro techniques
  •  In vitro angiogenesis assay - endothelial migration, proliferation, and tube formation
  •  Endothelial cell tube formation on basement membrane to study cancer neoangiogenesis
  • Induction of hypoxia in vascular endothelial cell culture
  • Evaluating In Vitro Angiogenesis using Live Cell Imaging
  • Isolation of Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPCs)
  • Culture and Maintenance of Human Embryonic Stem Cells: A Potential Source for Vasculargenesis
  • Assessment of vascular function and contractility, ex vivo
  • Measurement of Aβ uptake by cerebrovascular smooth muscle cells
  •  Measurement of Intracellular Ca2+ in Human Endothelial cells
  • Section 2 In vivo and ex vivo manipulations
  •  Evaluation of angiogenesis and arteriogenesis in a mouse model of prolonged cerebral hypoperfusion
  •  Sponge implant model of inflammatory angiogenesis
  • The chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane assay
  • Dorsal air sac assay
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy of Blood Vascular Corrosion Casts (SEM on VCC) in mammals
  • Hypoxia-induced retinal angiogenesis in adult zebrafish
  • Angiogenesis in regenerating adult zebrafish tail fin
  • Methods for studying developmental angiogenesis in zebrafish
  • Isolation and Expansion of Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells
  • Section 3 Imaging and histological analysis
  • Adipose angiogenesis
  • Assessing tumor angiogenesis in histological samples
  • Whole-mount immunostaining methods to study the blood and lymphatic vasculature in the  embryonic mouse skin and adult mouse cornea
  • Computed Tomography Angiography: Fundamental techniques and data interpretation
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography: Fundamental Techniques and Data Interpretation
  • Single-Photon Emission Tomography of the brain in vascular pathology
  • Section 4 Miscellaneous novel techniques in vascular biology
  • Enhancing Endothelialisation of Artificial/Engineered Blood Vessels Using Structural Cues
  • Preparation of liposomes with dual fluorophores to follow real-time content release in vivo
  • Vascular Flow Modelling using Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Reverse Transcription Real-Time PCR Protocol for gene expression analyses
  • Oscillations, Feedback and Bifurcations in Mathematical Models of Angiogenesis and Haematopoiesis
  • Genomic microarray analysis
  • Selection of appropriate housekeeping genes for quality control
  • Endothelial transcriptomic analysis
  • Protocol for Multiplex Amplicon Sequencing using Barcoded Primers
  • Flow cytometry Enumeration of Hematopoietic & Progenitor Stem Cells:  Identification and Quantification
  • A Scheme for the Development and Validation of Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assays (ELISA) for Measurement of Angiogenic Biomarkers in Human Blood
  • Analysis of Phosphorylated Protein Kinases in Endothelial cells by Flow Cytometry.