Additional file 1: Supplementary Fig. 1. MSC phenotypic characterization. a Adipogenic (Oil red O staining) differentiation of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) isolated from 8-week-old C57BL/6 mice femur and tibia bone marrow. b Representative FSC vs. SSC dot plot showing the gate for MSCs derived from C57BL/6 mice, between the third and fifth passages. Histograms in red or green showing expression of mesenchymal markers CD29 and CD90; isotype control or only anti-rat Alexa Fluor 488 antibody in gray. MSCs were negative for expression of the hematopoietic markers CD45, CD11b, and CD14.