Cell Proliferation in Bone Marrow and Thymus Following Soft Tissue Damage

Abstract

Earlier experiments by the author have shown that an increase in mitosis in bone marrow and thymus occurs after fractures and bone marrow aspiration. In this paper it is shown that soft tissue damage causes a statistically certain increase in mitosis both in bone marrow and thymus after 1 day. A possible explanation for this is liberation of a mitogenic kinin.