The objects of the present invention are to solve low test efficiency and
low accuracy which are problems encountered in the conventional methods
for testing myelotoxicity of a drug by observing smears. To this end,
markers for discriminating and identifying hematopoietic stem cells and
blood cells at various differentiation stages in bone marrow are
identified. From this point of view, cell surface antigens are specified.
Thus, it is found that the myelotoxicity of a drug can be evaluated with
a high efficiency at a high accuracy by using flow cytometry to analyze
for a change in the quantity of bone marrow-derived cells expressing the
cell surface antigens after administration of the drug to an animal.