Table 2.
Survival of BALB/c bone marrow allografts in WT or NKT KO B6 mice
| Donor | No. transplanted BMC | CFU-S
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| WT recipient | Mean | NKTKO recipient | Mean | ||
| C57BL/6 | 1 × 106 | >50, >50, >50 | >50 | >50, >50, >50 | >50 |
| BALB/c | 1 × 106 | 0, 0, 0 | 0 | 0, 0, 0 | 0 |
| BALB/c | 3 × 106 | 0, 0, 0 | 0 | 0, 0, 5 | 1.7 |
| BALB/c | 1 × 107 | 0, 0, 0, >50 | 12.5 | 0, 0, 8, >50 | 14.5 |
| BALB/c | 3 × 107 | >50, >50, >50 | >50 | >50, >50, >50 | >50 |
The indicated numbers of B6 or BALB/c bone marrow cells (BMC) were transplanted into 8.5 Gy irradiated WT or NKT KO B6 mice. Engraftment was assessed by counting the number of colonies in the spleen (CFU-S) on day 8.