Lymphocytes from the thoracic duct of rats were injected intraperitoneally into homologous rats previously exposed to 900 rads of total body radiation. Repeated white blood cell counts, platelet counts and polychromatophilia and reticulocyte counts provided no evidence that the transplanted cells were able to repopulate the bone marrow.
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Anderson et al. (1960) studied this question.