Mean percentages of rabbit MSCs that were labeled with each of the 25 markers, as determined by flow cytometry.

Among the 25 mean percentages, 23 fulfilled or were close to fulfilling Dominici's criteria to define rabbit MSCs as being positive or negative for the given marker*. Only two mean values (12.99% for CD51 and 77.91% for desmin) had slight deviation from Dominici's criteria. If CD51 was considered to be absent, while desmin present, our result show that CD13, CD14, CD29, CD31, CD34, CD45, CD49d, CD49f, CD51, CD54, CD59, CD71, CD73, CD90, CD105, CD106, CD133, CD166, MHC I, MHC II and cytokeratin are absent from rabbit MSCs, whereas CD44, α-SMA, vimentin and desmin are present on rabbit MSCs.
*Dominici's criteria: a cell sample is positive for a given marker if more than 95% of cells express the marker, whereas it is negative if less than 2% of cells express the marker [1].
Mean percentages of rabbit MSCs that were labeled with each of the 25 markers, as determined by flow cytometry.