Comparison of ECFCs colony outgrowth in fetal bovine serum and platelet lysate.

<p>Representative images of ECFC colonies that appeared in FBS-EGM (<b>A</b>) and PL-EGM (<b>B,C</b>) between 10–30 days. (<b>D</b>): The average number of colonies that grew in FBS (open triangle) and PL (black triangle) from 10 isolations at day 10. (<b>E</b>): The number of colonies yields in FBS-EGM-2 (open triangle) or PL-EGM (black triangle) during the isolation period in all donors relative to the number of mL of peripheral blood. Data are expressed as mean±SEM. Statistical analysis was performed with non-parametric Wilcoxon matched pairs test (* p<0.05).