The culture of primary duck endothelial cells for the study of avian influenza.
Raissa L DavisGeunho ChoiThijs KuikenPascale QuéréSascha TrappKirsty R ShortMathilde RichardPublished in: BMC microbiology (2018)
The methods described herein to isolate and purify duck endothelial cells from the aorta or bone marrow could also be applied to obtain microvascular endothelial cells from other tissues and organs, such as the lung or the intestine, and represent a valuable tool to study the pathogenesis of avian viruses.