Research Communications of the 27(th) ECVIM-CA Congress: Intercontinental, Saint Julian's, Malta, 14th to 16th September 2017

Our data revealed the impact of different canine donors on cell phenotype, as there was significant inter-donor variability on cellular morphology and marker expression. Overall, this study shows that despite these differences in the CD marker population, cryopreservation of canine CDCs is feasible without altering their differentiation potential. Importantly the CDCs we obtained from atrial tissue conformed to the generally accepted profile of CDCs obtained from other species and canine ventricular tissue. Further studies are required to investigate the fundamental biology and further characterize the phenotype of this heterogeneous stem cell population prior to clinical application.