Hematopoietic Stem Cells
| Definition: |
Progenitor cells from which all blood cells derive. |
| Notes: |
A 11 qualif; /transpl = HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION |
| Also Called: |
Colony-Forming Units, Hematopoietic |
| Previously Indexed: |
Bone Marrow/cytology (1966-1970) |
Hematopoietic Stem Cells Categories.
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Myeloid Progenitor Cells - One of the two stem cells derived from HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS - the other being the lymphoid progenitor cell. Derived from these myeloid progenitor cells are the ERYTHROID PROGENITOR CELLS and the MYELOID CELLS (MONOCYTES and GRANULOCYTES). |
Hematopoietic Stem Cells Definitions and Terms
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