Table 1.

Detection of 145SC5-positive cells

DPTGraft nervesRecipient nervesPerineurial tissueRegional lymph nodes1-aParaaortal lymph nodesSpleen
2 (n = 3)+++/+++/++++/−/−+++/+++/+++++/−/−+++/+++/++++/+++/++
5 (n = 3)+++/+++/++++/−/−+++/+++/+++−/−/−+/+/++++/−/+
10 (n = 3)+++/+++/++++/−/−+++/+++/+++−/−/−++/++/++++/++/−
20 (n = 3)+++/+++/+++−/−/−+++/+++/++++++/−/−+/+++/+++++/−/+
40 (n = 2)+++/+++−/−+++/++++/−+/++++/−
  • DPT, Days after transplantation; +++, more than 10 145SC5 positive cells, ++, between 5 and 10 positive cells, +, between 1 and 4 positive cells.

  • F1-a Regional lymph nodes were only seen in three animals with the presence of 145SC5-positive cells in each of them.