Research Article

Combined Analysis of Endothelial, Hematopoietic, and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Compartments Shows Simultaneous but Independent Effects of Age and Heart Disease

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Analysis of the mesenchymal stem cell compartment. (a) Characteristic fibroblastoid morphology of MSC. (b) Immunophenotyping of MSC cultures showing negative results for CD34, CD14, CD45, and HLA-DR, and positive results for CD73, CD90, and CD105. (c), (d) Oil Red O staining of control and adipocyte-differentiated cultures, respectively. (e), (f) Alizarin red staining of control and osteoblast-differentiated cultures, respectively. Original magnification: ×400 (a), ×200 (c)–(f). Scale bar: 100 μm.
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