bone marrow

The most dangerous Leishmania strains, such as infantum and donovani, don’t just eat a person’s skin, they also infect the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, leading to death if not treated.

Those with even mild symptoms had antibody-producing immune cells in their bone marrow 11 months after infection.

So far, they’ve seen increased glucose uptake in some of the places where monocytes and other immune cells are found, such as the spleen, bone marrow and descending aorta.

The group’s volunteers and donors were able to raise the funds needed to underwrite the cost of a bone marrow transplant which was not covered by the couple’s insurance.

The only known cure for sickle cell disease is a blood stem cell or bone marrow transplant from a genetically matched donor.

In lieu of bone marrow transplants, scientists hope to use stem cells to serve as the future vectors of mutant CCR5 proteins.

In August 2012, anchor Robin Roberts took a leave of absence for a bone marrow transplant.

The bone marrow of the dead soldiers was depleted dramatically, and their lymph nodes had shriveled away.

The stem cells came from Hannah's bone marrow, extracted with a special needle inserted into her hip bone.

The sample consists of the families of children who require bone marrow transplants.

Large mononuclear leukocytes probably originate in the bone-marrow or spleen.

Myelocytes are the bone-marrow cells from which the corresponding granular leukocytes are developed.

Polymorphonuclear leukocytes are formed in the bone-marrow from neutrophilic myelocytes.

Film preparations of bone marrow are best made by the Price-Jones method.

This takes place in the red bone-marrow, where special cells are provided for their continuous production.