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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Structural organization of the bone marrow and its role in hematopoiesis. Sep 05, 2026
Add new Web site: CORE - Prediction of Bone Marrow Cellularity from Aspiration as Compared to Trephine Biopsy (PDF). Apr 19, 2025
Add new Web site: Mustansiriyah University - Bone Marrow ? Part I (PDF). Jan 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Cell Press - Mapping the cellular biogeography of human bone marrow niches using single-cell transcriptomics and proteomic imaging. Sep 27, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Human bone marrow stromal cells: the impact of anticoagulants on stem cell properties. Jul 13, 2024
Add new Web site: MOspace Institutional Repository - Bone Marrow. May 31, 2024
Media added. Mar 12, 2024
Media added. Dec 04, 2023
Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Bone marrow. Nov 27, 2023
Add new Web site: UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals - What Is Bone Marrow? Sep 08, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - Health Benefits of Bone Marrow. Jun 16, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Bone Marrow: Anatomy, Diseases, Transplants and Donations. Jan 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Bone Marrow. Dec 19, 2022
Add new Web site: Healthline - What is Bone Marrow, and What does it do? Sep 13, 2022
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Structural organization of the bone marrow and its role in hematopoiesis. Jan 29, 2016
Add new Web site: AboutKidsHealth - Bone Marrow and the Immune System. Jan 29, 2016
Add new Web site: Medscape - Bone Marrow Anatomy. Jan 29, 2016
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Bone Marrow. Jan 06, 2014
New illustration added. Jan 14, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Bone Marrow Biopsy. Sep 17, 2008
Article revised and updated. Oct 16, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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