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From: Cigarette smoking hinders human periodontal ligament-derived stem cell proliferation, migration and differentiation potentials

Figure 2

Cell migration analysis of human PDLSC from smokers and non-smokers.

(A) Migration of PDLSC from smokers and non-smokers was evaluated by scratch wound assay. Images were taken at time 0, 4, 8, 12 and 24 hours. Scale bar: 200 μm. (B) Area of reduction was measured by Image J software. The percentage migration was calculated by the average area reduction at 4, 8, 12 or 24-hour as compared to time 0. The data represented was the mean of 3 samples ± standard deviation. Solid line: the smoker group; Dotted line: the non-smoker group. ‘*’: p < 0.05.

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