Fig. 8From: Mouse embryonic palatal mesenchymal cells maintain stemness through the PTEN-Akt-mTOR autophagic pathwayCharacteristics of MEPM cells at passage 4. a LC3-II immunofluorescence staining; scale bar: 20 μm. b AR staining of induced, non-induced, and VO-OHpic trihydrate-treated MEPM cells after 3 weeks of osteogenic induction; scale bar: 50 μm. c qRT-PCR profile showing ALP and Cbfα-1 expression levels in the induced, non-induced, and VO-OHpic trihydrate-treated groups; N = 3; **P < 0.01Back to article page