An investigation of the colony-forming capacity of bone marrow in aplastic anemia over an extended period.
A significant correlation was found between the bone marrow colony number and the hemoglobin value and, leucocyte and platelet numbers in cases of aplastic anemia. It is thought, therefore, that the colony number may be a useful index in determining when drug therapy can be halted.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010976:Platelet Count; D013997:Time Factors