Hematopoietic stem cell cultures and assays

Benjamin J Frisch1, Laura M Calvi1

  • 1University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.

The adult hematopoietic system is repopulated in its entirety from a rare cell type known as hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) that reside in the marrow space throughout the skeletal system. Here we describe the isolation and identification of HSCs both phenotypically and functionally.

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