Research Article

Both Freshly Prepared and Frozen-Stored Amniotic Membrane Cells Express the Complement Inhibitor CD59

Table 2

Rate of CD59 positive cells in amniotic membrane pieces processed after different freezing times. The rates are given in percent, as mean ± standard deviation. Markedly no relation can be discovered in the rate of CD59-positive cells and the freezing time.

Placentafresh2–4 months5–8 months13-14 months

A 6 2 , 0 ± 1 8 , 7
B 8 8 , 0 ± 1 1 , 2
C 9 6 , 5 ± 0 , 5 51
D 6 3 , 0 ± 1 4 , 5
E94,0 6 1 , 7 ± 1 5 , 3
F 5 6 , 1 ± 6 , 8
G 6 3 , 6 ± 1 8 , 5