Last Step Leading To Blood Cell Formation Elucidated

Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - 11:35 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have proved the existence of hemogenic endothelial cells. The findings answer the question – unsolved until now – of how blood cells are generated during embryonic development and will enable scientists in the future to produce blood cells in the laboratory in a more target-specific manner. These new insights represent an important contribution to future clinical therapeutic approaches.

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