Reported in 1989, studies by Broxmeyer, Gluckman, and colleagues demonstrated that
umbilical cord blood (UCB) is a rich source of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPC) …

Summary 1 Increasing evidence indicates the occurrence of functional interconnections
between immune and nervous systems, although data available on the mechanisms of this …

THE development of blood cells including expansion of megakaryocyte progenitor cells
requires the interplay of marrow stromal cells and polypeptide cytokines1–10. Recently …

Combining essential hematology content with the diagnostic features of an atlas, Veterinary
Hematology: A Diagnostic Guide and Color Atlas delivers all the information you need to …

Previous attempts at identifying the constitutive source (s) of granulocyte colony-stimulating
factor (G-CSF) in human bone marrow have been unsuccessful despite the fact that normal …

MEGAKARYOCYTOPOIESIS is the cellular developmental process that leads to platelet
production. At least two humoral growth factors may be necessary for megakaryocyte …

The TEL (translocation–Ets–leukemia or ETV6) locus, which encodes an Ets family
transcription factor, is frequently rearranged in human leukemias of myeloid or lymphoid …

Bone marrow (BM) transplantation still must overcome multiple difficulties and should benefit
from better understanding of stem-cell homing and mobilization. Here, we analyzed the …

To clarify whether regulatory cytokines inhibit hematopoiesis in patients with
myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), malignancies characterized by the formation of …

The considerable therapeutic potential of human multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells or
mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) has generated increasing interest in a wide variety of …