Blood, 1957, Vol. 12, No. 9, pp. 777-787.
© 1957 American Society of Hematology, Inc.
A Consideration of Myeloid-Erythroid Balance in Man
HARVEY M. PATT 1
1 Division of Biological and Medical Research, Argonne National Laboratory,
Lemont, Illinois.
The number of myeloid and erythroid cells in marrow, their turnover times
and rates of production have been estimated from consideration of mitotic
activities and related data. An approximation to the chronology of development
in the steady state with constant population is presented and its implications
are discussed. Estimates of myeloid and erythroid balance in man are compared
with similarly derived values for the dog and rat.
Submitted on January 28, 1957
Accepted on February 28, 1957
