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The generation of natural killer (NK) cells from NK precursor cells in rat long-term bone marrow cultures.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 1 Jul 1990
van den Brink M R, Boggs S S, Herberman R B, Hiserodt J C
Abstract excerpt
In this report, we describe a novel long-term bone marrow culture (LTBMC) system to study the origin and generation of natural killer (NK) cells from NK precursors. Rat bone marrow was cultured for 4 wk in RPMI 1640 with 5% fetal calf serum and 2-mercaptoethanol to allow the formation of an adherent stromal cell layer containing NK precursor cells. After addition of interleukin 2 (IL-2), the LTBMC generated high...
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