Abstract
The frequency of BFU-E in second-trimester fetal blood (484 +/- 104/10(5)) falls progressively during gestation to a value of 69 +/- 41/10(5) in cord bloods of 36 weeks gestation and beyond, but this is still significantly greater than adult blood values of 14 +/- 8 (P < 0.01). BFU-E obtained from unfractionated peripheral blood mononuclear cells from fetuses/neonates less than 36 weeks gestation were more sensitive to erythropoietin than adult BFU-E, but the sensitivity of highly purified BFU-E obtained from second-trimester fetal liver was similar to that in adult cells. Almost maximal growth of BFU-E from purified fetal progenitor cells could be achieved with erythropoietin alone, whereas adult cells required the presence of other factors with 'burst-promoting activity'.
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