ISSN: 2572-4916
+44 1478 350008
Bone marrow is the soft, sponge-like material found inside bones. It contains immature cells known as hematopoietic or blood-forming stem cells. (Hematopoietic stem cells are different from embryonic stem cells. Embryonic stem cells can develop into every type of cell in the body.) Hematopoietic stem cells divide to form more blood-forming stem cells, or they mature into one of three types of blood cells: white blood cells, which fight infection; red blood cells, which carry oxygen; and platelets, which help the blood to clot. Most hematopoietic stem cells are found in the bone marrow, but some cells, called peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs), are found in the bloodstream. Blood in the umbilical cord also contains hematopoietic stem cells. Cells from any of these sources can be used in transplants. Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) are procedures that restore stem cells that have been destroyed by high doses of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy.
Research Article: Journal of Bone Research
Editorial: Journal of Bone Research
Research Article: Journal of Bone Research
Review Article: Journal of Bone Research
Editorial: Journal of Bone Research
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Pediatrics & Therapeutics
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Journal of Leukemia
Keynote: Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome