Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha as a Marker of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Development and Stem Cell Biology

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(a) Immunohistochemistry staining of smooth muscle alpha actin (red) and bandeiraea simplicifolia lectin (yellow) on tissues collected from Pdgfr-GFP mouse (B6.129S4-Pdgfr). The green fluorescence represents the Pdgfr positive cells. The image shows a broad expression of the cells in the heart (a) and CFU-F enrichment strategy for the cardiac SCA-Pdgfr- cells (b). Similar localization Pdgfr-GFP is seen in skeletal muscle and lung interstitium (c, d).

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