Figure 3

Characteristics of CD34-positive bone marrow cells.
(a) Proportions of CD34-positive bone marrow (BM) cells were calculated using a FC500 flow cytometer, and (b) mRNA expression levels were compared between CD34-positive and CD34-negative BM cells using qPCR. ACTB was used as an endogenous control. Expression levels in CD34-positive BM cells are expressed relative to those in CD34-negative BM cells. (c) GDF15 expression levels were analyzed using qPCR with ACTB as an endogenous control, and are presented relative to those in BM cells.