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The aim of the present work was to examine and compare the ultrastructure of bovine retinal endothelial cells (BRECs) in vitro during several passages in a medium selective for endothelial cells. The identity of the endothelial cells was confirmed immunohistochemically, up to the tenth passage. Changes in their ultrastructure in comparison to endothelial cells in vivo occurred at the onset of culturing and not progressively with repeated passages. The cultured BRECs show high metabolic activity in all passages. While retaining their identity as endothelial cells, they modify their lipid metabolism, so that lipids are stored. This change in lipid metabolism was induced by the medium.
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Received: 19 May 1999 / Accepted: 4 August 1999
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Sahm, M., Seifert, P. Light and electron microscopic examination of endothelial cells from bovine retinal vessels in long-term cultures. Virchows Archiv 436, 249–256 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004280050038
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