The Effects of Smoking on Levels of Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Microparticles in the Blood of Healthy Volunteers
Figure 3
Microparticles during smoking and control.
Microparticles were measured by flow cytometry and gated according to size and phosphatidylserine exposure (A) together with cell-specific antigens to determine cellular origin; endothelial-MPs (B), platelet-MPs (C) or leukocyte-MPs (D). Data is presented as mean±SE. Statistical differences (two-factor ANOVA) are indicated for each panel.