Table 1.

Detection of RCMV-GFP in Infected Rat Tissues^*

Organ	Day 3	Day 5	Day 7	Day 10	Day 21	Uninfected
Salivary Glands	−	+	+	++	++	−
Heart	+	+/−	+/−	+	−	−
Lung	++	++	+	++	+	−
Spleen	++	++	++	++	−	−
Liver	+/−	++	+	+	−	−
Kidney	+/−	++	+	+/−	−	−
PBMC**	0.021	0.077	0.027	0	0	0
BMC	0.005	0.006	0	0	0	0

^*Groupings: no GFP+ foci in more than 5 tissue sections (−); 1–5 GFP+ foci per 5 tissue sections (+/−); multiple GFP+ foci per tissue section (+); and multiple GFP+ foci per 20× microscope field (++). n=5 rats

^**GFP positivity of PBMC and BMC was determined by flow cytometry. Listed are positive cells as a percent of total cells.