Spleen as a Site for Hematopoiesis of a Distinct Antigen Presenting Cell Type

• Main Authors: Helen C. O'Neill (Author), Kristin L. Griffiths (Author), Pravin Periasamy (Author), Rebecca A. Hinton (Author), Ying-Ying Hey (Author), Sawang Petvises (Author), Jonathan K. H. Tan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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While spleen and other secondary tissue sites contribute to hematopoiesis, the nature of cells produced and the environment under which this happens are not fully defined. Evidence is reviewed here for hematopoiesis occurring in the spleen microenvironment leading to the production of tissue-specifi...