Materials
| Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
| 2 French Fogarty catheter | Baxter Internationl Inc. | 120602F | |
| Yukon Stent | Translumina GmbH, Hechingen, Germany | Use the stent of your choice according to your study protocol | |
| RPMI media | Biochrom AG | Nr.F1275 | |
| heparin | Baxter Internationl Inc. | 2B0953 | |
| isoflurane | Abbott Laboratories | B506 | |
| Provo-Iodine | Betadine Puredue Pharma | EAN:5995327165830 | |
| 80% ethanol | Geyer | ETV 80/0500 | |
| Micro clamp | Harvard Apparatus | PY2-61-0186 | |
| Sutures 8-0 | Johnson & Johnson | 2808G | |
| Sutures 6-0 | Johnson & Johnson | 1698 H | |
| Carprofen | Feizer Vet | PZN:0110208 | |
| Metamizol | Ratiopharm | ||
| Target retrieval solution, pH9 | Dako | S2368 | |
| Image-iT FX signal enhancer | Invitrogen | I36933 | |
| mouse monoclonal anti-GFP antibody | BD Biosciences | 632381 | |
| primary antibody diluent | Dako | S3022 | |
| goat-anti-mouse IgG, Alexa Fluor 488 | Invitrogen | A11017 | |
| secondary antibody diluent | Dako | S0809 | |
| rabbit polycolonal anti-smooth muscle α-actin | Abcam | ab5694 | |
| goat-anti-rabbit IgG, Alexa Fluor 555 | Invitrogen | A21430 | |
| Prolong Gold antifade reagent | Invitrogen | P36930 |
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