Blood, 1966, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 460-469.
© 1966 American Society of Hematology, Inc.
Tissue Culture of Bone Marrow
II. Effect of Steroid Hormones on Hematopoiesis in Vitro
EDWARD H. REISNER JR. 1
1 St. Luke’s Hospital Center, New York, New York.
In cultures of normal human bone marrow in a medium of 20 per cent horse
serum and balanced salt solution, estrone stimulated granulopoiesis; testosterone inhibited fibroblast formation markedly and stimulated erythropoiesis;
prednisolone inhibited fibroblast formation completely and allowed continued
differentiation of all blood elements in smaller numbers.
Submitted on April 6, 1965
Accepted on June 19, 1965