Figure 2From: Estrogen and progesterone play pivotal roles in endothelial progenitor cell proliferationLDL/lectin assay to detect EPCs in culture. A) Cultivated PBMCs were examined using Dil-Ac-LDL/FITC-lectin uptake assays. B) Live EPCs exposed to Dil-AcLDL and C) stained with FITC-lectin (Ulex europeaus) D) Merged images (40 × final magnification).Back to article page