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A READILY available source of large quantities of bone marrow would be valuable for replacement therapy in such cases as radiation accidents. Cadaveric marrow may be suitable for this purpose as the cells are believed to remain viable for several hours after death1, although no criteria of viability are given. The present work was undertaken to determine the persistence of viability of marrow cells by investigating their motility in vitro after somatic death.
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PORTEOUS, I. Persistence of Motility in Bone-Marrow Cells from the Cadaver. Nature 192, 569–570 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192569a0
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