Table 1 Numeric value.
From: Long-term homeostasis and wound healing in an in vitro epithelial stem cell niche model
Culture periods | 1 mo | 2 mo | 3 mo | 6 mo | 12 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Desquamated cells/insert/day | 1.7 ± 0.5 × 104 (n = 19) | 5.1 ± 2.5 × 104 (n = 21) | 5.6 ± 2.2 × 104 (n = 22) | 4.9 ± 1.2 × 104 (n = 11) | 3.8 ± 1.3 × 104 (n = 6) |
Basal cell density (cells/mm2) | 6.6 ± 0.6 × 103 (n = 6) | 5.9 ± 0.5 × 103 (n = 4) | 6.0 ± 0.9 × 103 (n = 11) | 5.8 ± 1.4 × 103 (n = 8) | 5.9 ± 0.7 × 103 (n = 6) |
Number of layers | 3.5 ± 0.6 (n = 4) | 3.8 ± 0.5 (n = 4) | 3.3 ± 0.5 (n = 7) | 3.3 ± 0.5 (n = 4) | 3.8 ± 0.8 (n = 6) |
Ratio of basal cells to total cells | 1.8 ± 0.1 (n = 4) | 1.8 ± 0.1 (n = 4) | 1.8 ± 0.1 (n = 5) | 1.9 ± 0.2 (n = 5) | 2.0 ± 0.1 (n = 6) |
Daily turnover rate | 0.30% ± 0.09% (n = 19) | 0.99% ± 0.49% (n = 21) | 1.08% ± 0.43% (n = 22) | 0.98% ± 0.23% (n = 11) | 0.70% ± 0.25% (n = 6) |
