Figure 9From: Term amniotic membrane is a high throughput source for multipotent mesenchymal stem cells with the ability to differentiate into endothelial cells in vitroImmunofluorescence detection of vWF, FLT-1 and KDR expression. AM-hMSCs cultured in standard medium for 7 days did not show vWF expression (A, Magnification ×40). AM-hMSCs stimulated with medium containing 50 ng/ml of VEGF for 7 days showed vWF expression (B, Magnification ×40); the immunostaining revealed a cytoplasmatic granular positivity at higher magnification (C, Magnification ×100). FLT-1 and KDR expression in induced AM-hMSCs (D, E, Magnification ×40). Nuclei are stained with DAPI (blue).Back to article page