Fig. 1From: Angiogenic potency evaluation of cell therapy candidates by a novel application of the in vitro aortic ring assayGeneral protocol to set up novel application of the aortic ring assay. Main steps for set up and analysis of MSC cocultures with the aortic ring assay (solid boxes) and additional notes (dotted boxes). bFGF basal fibroblast growth factor, ECM extracellular matrix, FBS fetal bovine serum, FGF fibroblast growth factor, MSC mesenchymal stromal cell, VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor, IGF insulin-like growth factor, HC hydrocortisone, ASC ascorbic acid, GA gentamicin, amphotericin BBack to article page