Table 1 Summary of experimental groups.

Group		Procedure		Harvest	n
Cell tracking with fluorescent dye		Transplantation of fluorescent labelled BMDCs (PKH26)
A		5×106 BMDCs ip in the absence of I/R injury		72 h	9
B		5×106 BMDCs ip after I/R injury		72 h	16
C		Vehicle only after I/R injury		72 h	6
Cell tracking with GFP and Y chromosome		Transplantation of GFP positive BMDCs
D		7×106 BMDCs after I/R injury		72 h	5
E		vehicle only after I/R injury		72 h	3
F		1×106, 7×106, and 10×106 BMDCs after I/R injury		1 m	7
G		Vehicle only after I/R injury		1 m	6
Investigating cell fusion		Transplantation of BMDCs from wild type into GFP positive rats
H		7×106 BMDCs after I/R injury		1 m	6
I		Vehicle only after I/R injury		1 m	4
Assessing liver specific metabolic function in vivo		Transplantation of BMDCs from wild type into Gunn rats
K		10×106 BMDCs after I/R injury		1 m	6
L		Vehicle only after I/R injury		1 m	6

BMDC, bone marrow derived cell; GFP, green fluorescent protein; ip, intraportal; I/R, ischaemia/reperfusion.