MARKER FOR CELLS

摘要

The present invention is related to a lipid content of a cell and its use in determination of functional quality of the cell or a cell population thereof. In particular, the invention describes lipid contents in stem cells that can be used to evaluate the functional quality, such as age, immuno-modulatory and/or angiogenic and/or osteogenic potency, of the cell population in a therapeutic cell preparation. The invention further relates to a method of detecting relative amounts of lipids and/or lipid ratios for determination of functional quality of a cell or a population thereof.