Distinct Niches in Bone Marrow Nurture Blood Stem Cells (IMAGE)

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Distinct Niches in Bone Marrow Nurture Blood Stem Cells

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Distinct niches exist in bone marrow to nurture different types of blood stem cells, new research shows. In mice bone marrow, blood stem cells, highlighted in blue, are nurtured by support cells shown in red and yellow.

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Daniel Link, M.D.

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