immune system
• mast cells proliferate faster in response to low and high doses of IL-3
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hematopoietic system
• bone marrow cells cultured in vitro with IL-3 and GM-CSF have a faster proliferation rate than controls
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• there is about a 30% increase in the number of GM progenitors in the bone marrow compared to controls
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• 3-fold increase in the numbers BFU-E progenitors in the bone marrow compared to controls
• there is about a 30% increase in the number of GM progenitors in the bone marrow compared to controls
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• mast cells proliferate faster in response to low and high doses of IL-3
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