Table 2.

Recovery of Thymocytes After Reconstitution of the SCID Mouse With Mixtures of BMC From NTG and rCD44v4-v7 TG Mice

BMC* DonorNo. of Cells (×105)/Thymus% rCD44v6+ Cells
7 d10 d14 d21 d7 d10 d14 d21 d
NTG 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.2 0.5 ± 0.3 4.4 ± 0.8 ND ND ND ND 
TG + NTG 0.1 ± 0.1 0.6 ± 1.3 14.3 ± 3.1 31.6 ± 2.9 2.5 ± 2.4 53.2 ± 6.3 69.8 ± 7.8 40.3 ± 7.9 
TG 0.3 ± 0.5 0.7 ± 1.7 18.4 ± 2.5 37.8 ± 4.1 2.3 ± 1.6 58.6 ± 7.5 77.8 ± 8.9 78.9 ± 8.4 
BMC* DonorNo. of Cells (×105)/Thymus% rCD44v6+ Cells
7 d10 d14 d21 d7 d10 d14 d21 d
NTG 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.2 0.5 ± 0.3 4.4 ± 0.8 ND ND ND ND 
TG + NTG 0.1 ± 0.1 0.6 ± 1.3 14.3 ± 3.1 31.6 ± 2.9 2.5 ± 2.4 53.2 ± 6.3 69.8 ± 7.8 40.3 ± 7.9 
TG 0.3 ± 0.5 0.7 ± 1.7 18.4 ± 2.5 37.8 ± 4.1 2.3 ± 1.6 58.6 ± 7.5 77.8 ± 8.9 78.9 ± 8.4 

Abbreviation: ND, not detectable.

*

Mice received 5 × 106 BMC from NTG or TG mice or mixed at equal parts from NTG and TG mice, IV.

Mean ± SD of 5 mice per group.