Blood, 1960, Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 1777-1787.
© 1960 American Society of Hematology, Inc.
Observations on the Changes in the Kinetics of Red Cell
Proliferation Following Irradiation and Hypertransfusion
FREDERICK STOHLMAN JR. 1
1 National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases of the National Institutes
of Health, Public Health Service, U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare,
Bethesda, Md.
Data are presented on the changing pattern of the Fe59 uptake and
emergence curve following irradiation and hypertransfusion. The data obtained appear to be inconsistent with the notion that population pressure
influences the release of red cells from the marrow. The implications of
these data on the understanding of the kinetics of red cell production are
discussed.
Submitted on March 25, 1960
Accepted on May 24, 1960
