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. 2013 Aug 5;8(8):e70512. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070512

Figure 4. DBA/2 mice have a greater percentage of c-kit+ cardiac progenitor cells.

Figure 4

C-kit+ cells were isolated through flow cytometry. Only cells that were negative for CD31 and CD45 were considered cardiac progenitor cells. Left) Representative flow cytometry showing c-kit+/CD45-/CD31- progenitor cells in C57BL/6 and DBA/2 mice (third quadrant, Q3). Right) DBA/2 mice have an average of 4.2% of c-kit+ progenitor cells compared to C57BL/6 mice, which have an average of 2.5% progenitor cells; n = 7,8; *p < 0.05, student’s t-test.