Re: Does bone marrow regenerate in the donor after a bone marrow transplant?

Date: Thu Sep 23 11:57:20 1999
Posted By: Robert May, M.D., Asoc.Prof.OB&Gyn Ret. Un.Alabama Bhm., Retired
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 935467431.Me

Message:


THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION DOES BONE MARROW REGENERATE IN THE DONOR? is  yes
, and very rapidly.  Just like a blood donation .  Marrow is found in all
long bones, hip sternum etc., and only a fractin od ones resources is 
removed
at one sitting.  Therefor repeated donations are possible. RM

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