Table 1.

Description of Selected Antibodies for Characterization of Rat Adipose-Derived Stem Cells

Antibody	Stem cell expression	Description	References
CD31	−−	Endothelial cell marker	22,34,35
CD45	−−	Hematopoietic cell marker	22,35,36
CD29	++	Adhesion	35,36
CD44	++	Adhesion	35,36
CD90	++	Stromal cell marker	22,25,35
P4HB	++	Fibroblast antigen	37

Note: −− denotes low expression and ++ denotes high expression.