Lack of osteoblastic N-cadherin does not alter numbers of functional HSCs. Analysis of the peripheral blood after competitive transplantation shows the percentage of donor cells determined by cell surface expression of CD45.2 in the total peripheral blood cell population, CD11b⁺ population, B220⁺ population, and CD3e⁺ population. Recipient mice were analyzed at (A) 4 weeks, (B) 8 weeks, (C) 12 weeks, and (D) 16 weeks after transplantation of donor and competitor cells. n = 4 to 9 donors per genotype, 10 recipients per donor group.