Marrow origin of canine alveolar macrophages.
Pulmonary macrophages were obtained from a canine radiation chimera 221 days after irradiation. A variant of soluble glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase was utilized to demonstrate that these cells were of donor origin, providing evidence that pulmonary macrophages in the dog are of marrow origin.
D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000032:analysis; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000201:enzymology; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D004285:Dogs; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008264:Macrophages / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000166:cytology*; D011828:Radiation Chimera; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D007527:Isoenzymes; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases