Figure 2From: Nestin downregulation in rat vascular smooth muscle cells represents an early marker of vascular disease in experimental type I diabetesPhenotype of cultured VSMCs. (Panel A) Lineage specific markers were expressed in carotid artery and aortic VSMCs. (Panel B) Filamentous nestin was detected in caldesmon and smooth muscle-22α(+)-VSMCs. The nucleus was identified by To-PRO-3 (blue fluorescence).Back to article page