Morphology and characterization of fC-MSC (A) Representative photomicrograph (10X, 20 µm) of fC-MSC in culture showing spindle shaped morphology.

<p>(B) Representative flow cytometric dot-plots showing that fC-MSC are (a) CD29+/CD45−; (b) CD44+/CD45−; (c) CD73+/CD31−; (d) CD90+/HLA-DR−; (e) CD105+/HLA-DR−. (C) Representative photomicrographs (10X, 20 µm) showing differentiation of fC-MSC into Osteoblasts (a-i: differentiated cells positive for Alizarin red stain, and a-ii: control cells negative for Alizarin red stain) and Adipocytes (b-i: differentiated cells positive for oil red O stain, and b-ii: control cells negative for oil red O stain).