The majority of vascular smooth muscle cells of the gut and the heart are positive for β-Gal
| . | SMA+ cells . | . | . | Pecam+ cells . | . | . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult gut . | Total . | β-Gal+ . | β-Gal– . | Total . | β-Gal+ . | β-Gal– . | ||||
| Number of cells | 392 | 285 | 107 | 259 | 17 | 242 | ||||
| Average percentage | 77.7% | 22.3% | 6.8% | 93.2% | ||||||
| Adult heart | Total | β-Gal+ | β-Gal– | Total | β-Gal+ | β-Gal– | ||||
| Number of cells | 211 | 192 | 19 | 79 | 13 | 66 | ||||
| Average percentage | 92.1% | 7.9% | 14% | 86% | ||||||
| . | SMA+ cells . | . | . | Pecam+ cells . | . | . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult gut . | Total . | β-Gal+ . | β-Gal– . | Total . | β-Gal+ . | β-Gal– . | ||||
| Number of cells | 392 | 285 | 107 | 259 | 17 | 242 | ||||
| Average percentage | 77.7% | 22.3% | 6.8% | 93.2% | ||||||
| Adult heart | Total | β-Gal+ | β-Gal– | Total | β-Gal+ | β-Gal– | ||||
| Number of cells | 211 | 192 | 19 | 79 | 13 | 66 | ||||
| Average percentage | 92.1% | 7.9% | 14% | 86% | ||||||
Cell numbers were collected from 18 (SMA) and 17 (Pecam) sections (gut),and eight (SMA) and five (Pecam) sections (heart), and average percentages calculated.