Abstract
Summary
Positive nitrogen balance was observed in mice given 900 r total-body X-irradiation and then treated by injection of living bone marrow cells. The average level was about twice that of normal controls for 90 days after irradiation and bone marrow treatment. Mice given isologous cells showed a normal rate of gain in body weight. However, mice given homologous cells failed to gain weight despite the same degree of positive nitrogen balance.
We gratefully acknowledge the help of Dr. D. Goss-lee, Mathematics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in analysis of the data.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.