Evidence that spontaneous reactivation of herpes virus does not occur in mice

Table 5 Viability of cells in ganglion grafts^a

Source of ganglia	Day of cell viability determination relative to day of grafting
	5		14		28		65
	Small	Large	Small	Large	Small	Large	Small	Large
BALB/c scid Latent Protocol	328/416^b (79)	54/72 (75)	477/519 (92)	38/49 (78)	622/705 (88)	88/97 (91)	219/279 (78)	41/54 (76)
Immuno-competent BALB/c Latent Protocol	789/885 (89)	66/81 (81)	413/500 (83)	75/82 (91)	917/998 (92)	31/48 (65)	261/308 (85)	87/101 (86)
Freshly isolated ganglia	419/524 (80)	88/110 (80)	523/567 (92)	101/123 (82)	816/911 (90)	23/38 (61)	377/408 (92)	99/122 (81)

^aGanglion grafts or freshly isolated ganglia were dissociated and stained with vital DNA dye and trypan blue. The total numbers of small cells (10–50 μm) and large cells (larger than 50 μm), as well as the number of live cells in each size category, were determined by microscopic examination.
^bNumber of viable cells of each size/total number of cells of each size counted (%).

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