Successful Isolation of Viable Adipose-Derived Stem Cells from Human Adipose Tissue Subject to Long-Term Cryopreservation: Positive Implications for Adult Stem Cell-Based Therapeutics in Patients of Advanced Age

Figure 5

Initial ASC viability relative to patient age. (a) There was a modest trend toward increasing ASC viability with advancing patient age. (b) ASC viability was compared relative to patient age across 4 cohort groups: <40 years () versus ≥40 years (); <50 years () versus ≥50 years (); and <40 years () versus ≥50 years (). No significant differences in ASC viability were observed between any of the age cohorts; .

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