Bone from Blood (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Bone from Blood — Caption

Circulating osteogenic precursor cells form bone in vivo. COP cells were transplanted into nude mice with histological sections revealing hard tissue containing osteoctyes and bone-lining cells (boxed area) eight weeks later.

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Robert Pignolo, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

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