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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Exp Cardiolog. 2012 Oct 11;Suppl 6:004.

Figure 7. Quantitation of SSEA-4 labeled cells in the sheep heart.

Figure 7

SSEA-4 positive labeling in the right auricle, right atrium, left ventricle and apex of fetal, pregnant and non-pregnant female adult sheep hearts were compared. By quantitative analysis, SSEA-4 labeling was significantly higher in the right atrium of the fetus when compared with pregnant and non-pregnant adults (1.36% ± 0.23% vs. 0.37% ± 0.16% and 0.29% ± 0.14%, both P<0.001). SSEA-4+ labeling in the auricle was 1.15 ± 0.22% in fetal sheep; 0.30 ± 0.11% in pregnant and 0.28 ± 0.08% in the non-pregnant adult sheep (1.15 ± 0.22% vs. 0.30 ± 0.11% and 0.28 ± 0.08%, both P<0.001). There were no differences in SSEA-4 staining in the left ventricle or apex of fetal, pregnant or adult sheep.