Figure 1

Characterization of rat Ad-MSCs. (A) Undifferentiated rat Ad-MSCs. Scale bar: 200 μm. (B) Rat Ad-MSCs were differentiated into (a) adipocytes (b) osteoblasts and (c) chondrocytes, as assessed by Oil Red O, Alizarin Red and toluidine blue staining, respectively. (C) The analysis of cell surface markers by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) assay.