Research Article
The Choice of Anticoagulant Influences the Characteristics of Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Bioactivity In Vitro
Figure 5
Growth factor concentrations in cell culture media with BMCs containing 15% sodium citrate (SC) or 100 U/mL heparin sodium (HS) at day 0 (D0), day 5 (D5), and day 12 (D12): (a) angiopoeitin-2, (b) hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), (c) platelet-derived growth factor dimer AA (PDGF-AA), and (d) vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Graphs display the population mean and standard error of the mean; shapes indicate donor-matched BMC products. ns: not significant, .
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