Figure 1.

Marker analysis of osteoblasts derived from MSC. Human bone marrow-derived MSC were differentiated into osteoblasts according to the methods section. were compared A) RT-PCR results for alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin, B) Alizarin Red staining of calcium phosphate deposits in differentiated osteoblasts, C and D) Alkaline phosphatase staining of MSC and osteoblasts after 4 weeks of differentiation, respectively, (scale bar = 100 μm).