Figure 2.

Purity assessment of the CD34+ cell fraction by flow cytometry. The initial purity of CD34+ cells after separation through single column was 47.5%. The CD34- fraction was 99.4% pure. CD34+ and CD34- cell populations were defined by first gating on forward and side scatter properties excluding platelets and debris. Subsequent gates were set to exclude >99% of control cells labeled with isotype-specific antibody. Percentages indicating the purity of isolated cell fractions are shown for both plots. Abbreviations: SSC, side scatter; PE, phycoerythrin.