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Hemopoiesis
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mature red blood cells have to be continuously replaced
derived from stem cells located in bone marrow |
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Pluripotent Hemopoietic Stem Cells
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pluripotent--capable of division and self renewal
Can produce all blood cell types Either form lymphoid (lymphocytes) or myeloid cells (marrow) |
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Bone Marrow
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red or yellow
red-color is produced by blood and hemopoietic cells yellow-filled with fat cells as an infant all bone marrow is red but gradullay changes to yellow |
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Blood Associated Diseases
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leukemia-cancer of white blood cells
lymphoma-cancer of lymphocytes Aplastic anemia-bone marrow does not produce enough red blood cells |
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Why bone marrow transplants?
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stem cells can produce other tissues in addition to red blood cells
These differentiated cells are not rejected by the body because they are produced from the marrow |
