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blood cell [′bləd ‚sel] (histology) An erythrocyte or a leukocyte. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They are also blood-cell factories Bone marrow deep reside each bone manufactures blood cells in a process called haematopoiesis. Because chemotherapy lowers white blood cell counts, patients are susceptible to serious infections. To examine how a cell's maturity affects its usefulness for cloning, Xiangzhong (Jerry) Yang of the University of Connecticut in Storrs and his colleagues worked with three types of blood cells from a mouse: stem cells that produce all types of blood cells, more-mature cells that can make only a few blood cell types, and fully mature white blood cells called granulocytes that can no longer divide. |
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