TABLE 2.

Results of qPCR analysis to validate the purity of isolated NP and AF cells microdissected from 6‐month‐old WT FVB mice using bright field stereomicroscope

Gene ID	Shh		T (Bra)		Tnmd		Bglap
Cell type	NP	AF	NP	AF	NP	AF	NP	AF
Replicates (n)	6	6	3	5	3	3	3	3
Mean (relative to B2m)	0.0717	0	17.18	2.00E – 05	0	1.163	0	5.00E – 05
Std. deviation	0.038	0	0.659	5.00E – 05	0	0.029	0	9.00E – 05
Std. error of mean	0.0155	0	0.381	2.00E – 05	0	0.017	0	5.00E – 05