TaqMan Gene Expression Assays (Thermofisher, Waltham, MA, USA) were used to assay Tek (Tie2) (Mm004432343_m1), Angpt1 (Mm00456503_m1), Angpt2 (Mm00545822_m1) [17 (link)], ActB (Mm02619580_g1), AP3D1 (Mm00475961_m1), and GusB (Mm01197698_m1). qPCR products were generated using the QuantStudioTM 5 system with TaqMan Fast Advanced Master Mix (Applied Biosystems, Waltham, MA, USA). Quantification was performed using Design & Analysis Software v2.4.3 (Thermofisher, Waltham, MA, USA). Expression of Tek, Angpt1, and Angpt2 was normalized to the geometric mean of control genes (ActB, AP3D1, and GusB) validated for use in mdx mice [18 (link)].
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