Aldehyde dehydrogenase activity helps identify a subpopulation of murine adipose-derived stem cells with enhanced adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation potential

Figure 1 Detection of aldehyde dehydrogenase-positive subpopulations of murine adipose-derived stem cells and evaluation of proliferation rates. A: Flow cytometric analysis of murine ADSCs. Baseline fluorescence was established by adding the ALDH inhibitor diethylaminobenzaldehyde; B: Cell proliferation rates were not significantly different between the ALDH^Hi and ALDH^Lo subpopulations. Values have been expressed in terms of mean ± SE (n = 5). ns: Not significant; ALDH: Aldehyde dehydrogenase; ADSCs: Adipose-derived stem cells; DEAB: Diethylaminobenzaldehyde.