Assessment of bone marrow function: microscopy versus the agar colony assay

Changes in bone marrow status followig cytotoxic chemotherapy were measured by means of peripheral blood counts, bone marrow cytology and colony-formation in agar culture. A correlation is described between colony-forming ability and marrow differential count.

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Published inExperimental hematology Vol. 4; no. 1; p. 43
Main Authors Douglas, I D, Pickering, B M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 01.01.1976
Subjects
Adult
Agar
Blood Cell Count
Bone Marrow - drug effects
Bone Marrow - immunology
Bone Marrow - physiology
Bone Marrow Cells
Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms - drug therapy
Chlorobenzenes - pharmacology
Chlorobenzenes - therapeutic use
Clone Cells
Ependymoma - drug therapy
Female
Granulocytes - immunology
Humans
Leucovorin - pharmacology
Leucovorin - therapeutic use
Pyrimidines - pharmacology
Pyrimidines - therapeutic use
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Summary:Changes in bone marrow status followig cytotoxic chemotherapy were measured by means of peripheral blood counts, bone marrow cytology and colony-formation in agar culture. A correlation is described between colony-forming ability and marrow differential count.
ISSN:0301-472X