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Table 2 Percentage of C-Kit+ cells (in the population of live gated cells (G2)) determined by flow cytometry (mean ± SD)

From: Characterization, localization and comparison of c-Kit+ lung cells in never smokers and smokers with and without COPD

% of gated cells

Non-smokers

Smokers

COPD

P value

N = 12

N = 15

N = 44

 

C-KithighCD45+

4.03 ± 2.97

3.96 ± 5.30

5.20 ± 3.44

0.07

C-KitlowCD45-

1.05 ± 0.92

1.22 ± 1.01

1.04 ± 1.41

0.44

C-KitlowCD45-CD34+

0.95 ± 0.84

1.14 ± 0.94

0.95 ± 1.38

0.38

C-KitlowCD45-CD34-

0.09 ± 0.14

0.08 ± 0.09

0.08 ± 0.11

0.94

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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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