Erythropoiesis in the mouse following chronic administration of small doses of busulphan

M.C. Buys
M.A. Carrera
E.E. Guidi
C.E. Miranda
A.R. Alvarez
J.L. Scaro
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Abstract

After both splenectomized and non-splenectomized mice had received a total amount of five doses of Busulfan at a rate of 0.14 mg/48 h, the recovery of their erythropoietic organs through the addition of 59Fe was investigated, after the cytostatic treatment had been cut off. In the non-splenectomized animals recovery was clear, keeping high 59Fe uptake values, significantly above normal, throughout the 21 days of the experiment. In the splenectomized mice, 59Fe uptake reached a peak of 38 per cent three days after the supply had been cut off, and from then on it descended to subnormal values.

Keywords:
Animals, Busulfan/administration and dosage/pharmacology, Chemical, Erythropoiesis/drug effects, Female, Iron/metabolism, Mice, Spleen/physiology, Splenectomy, Stimulation

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M.C. Buys
M.A. Carrera
E.E. Guidi
C.E. Miranda
A.R. Alvarez
J.L. Scaro


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