Table 2.
Validation study showing consistency between cultures from the same or different primary culture
| Primary culture | Secondary culture | Test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p63bright (%) | K3+ (%) | CFE (%) | Viable cells (%) | Cell yield | ||
| 1 | a | 8.6 | 90.3 | 14.2 | 74.6 | 315,000 |
| b | 8.4 | 83.1 | 22.5 | 80.0 | 225,000 | |
| 2 | a | 8.2 | 70.1 | 14.3 | 66.5 | 375,000 |
| b | 7.2 | 72.1 | 25.9 | 66.7 | 415,000 | |
| 3 | a | 6.3 | 67.8 | 13.5 | 82.5 | 250,000 |
| b | 5.5 | 81.3 | 18.0 | 61.6 | 300,000 | |
| Mean | 7.4 | 77.5 | 18.1 | 72.0 | 313,333 | |
| SD | 1.3 | 8.8 | 5.1 | 8.3 | 72,296 | |
Abbreviation: CFE, colony forming efficiency (measures the number of epithelial colonies that originate following culture).