Cell surface markers
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CD34, CD73, CD90, CD13
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CD73, CD90, CD13; (CD34 expression decreases and ceases with in vitro expansion)
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Morphology
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Branched, with up to 80-μm long protrusions forming a network surrounding mature adipocytes
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Typical elongated, stromal cell shape, ~10–25 μm and reported to go up to 200 + μm
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Location
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Both perivascular and stromal positions in situ
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Not applicable
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Functional characteristics
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• Support adipose tissue growth. • Might differentiate to form mature adipocytes
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• Facilitate and/or participate in angiogenesis. • Potential for differentiation to adipo-, osteo-, and chondrogenic lineages. • Immunomodulatory properties.
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