Differentiation of Equine Mesenchymal Stromal Cells into Cells of Neural Lineage: Potential for Clinical Applications

Figure 5

Nuclear/cytoplasmic staining of neural-like eBM-MSCs. Representative confocal images of cytoplasmic (WGA) and nuclear (TO-PRO-3-iodide) fluorescent stains showing the integrity of neural crest-like cells from low passaged eBM-MSCs of one young (a) and one middle-aged (b) horse and from high passaged eBM-MSC of middle-aged (c) horse. Note the typical fibroblast-like morphology of the undifferentiated MSCs (d, e, and f). Scale bar = 25 μm.

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