What do the division index, proliferation index, and percent divided mean?
*Division Index is the average number of divisions that a cell (that was present in the starting population) has undergone. For example, if half of the cells in the starting population divided and the average number of divisions was 4, the Division Index would be 2. *Proliferation Index is the average number of divisions that those cells which divided underwent. For example, if the average number of divisions for all the cells was 4, the Division Index would be 4. *%Divided is the percentage of the cells of the original sample which divided (assuming that no cells died during the culture). For example, if half of the cells in the starting population have divided, the %Divided = 50%.
