Figure 3From: Culture conditions for equine bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and expression of key transcription factors during their differentiation into osteoblastsDexamethasone (DEX) increases alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity in equine bone marrow stem cells. Cells were cultured in the absence (Control) or presence of DEX and bone morphogenic protein 2 (BMP2; 60 ng/mL) and differentiation was determined by ALP enzyme activity. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. *indicates a significant difference compared with control (P < 0.0001).Back to article page