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The DNA Content of Megakaryocytes from the Bone Marrow and Vessels of the Lung in Rats
Author(s) -
Pedersen N. Tinggaard,
Hansen Mads,
Olsson Lennart
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0036-553X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1975.tb00317.x
Subject(s) - bone marrow , feulgen stain , pathology , lung , dna , chemistry , biology , medicine , staining , biochemistry
Comparative microspectropholometry of the DNA content of Feulgen‐stained megakaryocytes from the bone marrow and from those retained in the pulmonary circulation showed that the ploidy classes 8 N, 16 N and 32 N are found in both bone marrow and pulmonary circulation, whereas the 64 N class is found in the bone marrow only. Electron microscopic examination of megakaryocytes retained in the lungs revealed typical ‘naked nuclei’.