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An Ex Vivo Choroid Sprouting Assay of Ocular Microvascular Angiogenesis
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An Ex Vivo Choroid Sprouting Assay of Ocular Microvascular Angiogenesis
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06:10 min

August 06, 2020

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Chapters

  • 00:04Introduction
  • 00:47Preparation and Experimental Steps
  • 03:26SWIFT-Choroid Computerized Quantification Method
  • 04:25Results: Free Fatty Acid Receptor (FFAR) 4 Suppression Exacerbate Choroidal Neovascularization
  • 05:38Conclusion

Summary

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This protocol presents choroid sprouting assay, an ex vivo model of microvascular proliferation. This assay can be used to assess pathways involved in proliferating choroidal micro vessels and assess drug treatments using wild type and genetically modified mouse tissue.

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