The location and cellular composition of the hemopoietic stem cell niche

Cytotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 135-143

  Ellis, Sarah L ^a   Nilsson, Susan K ^b,c  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood vessels; Bone; Hemopoietic stem cells; Niche

Indexed keywords

BONE; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL TYPE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR STROMAL CELL; REVIEW; SINUSOIDAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL; STEM CELL NICHE;

EID: 84855880098     PISSN: 14653249     EISSN: 14772566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14653249.2011.630729     Document Type: Review

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