Fig. 3.

FACS sorting and characterization of perivascular SSC (pvSSC) and downstream progenitors. a Representative contour plots of the gating strategy for WT and Rankl^−/− mice. b Abundance of the different pvSSPC populations, expressed as frequency of live cells, in 5-week-old WT and Rankl^−/− mice. c Analysis of pvSSPCs in 3-week-old WT and Rankl^−/− mice. d Abundance of the different pvSSPC populations in WT and oc/oc mice. All the data are expressed as mean ± SEM. * p < 0.05; Mann-Whitney test. KO: knockout, Rankl^−/−