Localized SCF and IGF-1 secretion enhances erythropoiesis in the spleen of murine embryos

Fetal spleen is a major hematopoietic site prior to initiation of bone marrow hematopoiesis. Morphologic analysis suggested erythropoietic activity in fetal spleen, but it remained unclear how erythropoiesis was regulated. To address this question, we performed flow cytometric analysis and observed...

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Main Authors: Keai Sinn Tan, Tomoko Inoue, Kasem Kulkeaw, Yuka Tanaka, Mei I Lai, Daisuke Sugiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2015-07-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/4/5/596