Other terms for this process of blood cell formation include hematogenesis, hemogenesis, and hemopoiesis.
After birth, the main site of hematopoiesis is in thebone marrow.
Extramedullary hematopoiesisis the formation of blood cells at sites other than the bone marrow.
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What Is Hematopoietic?
Our bodies produce blood cells continuously from the time we are in the womb up to old age.
Millions of blood cells are replaced each day as they live out their lifespans.
There are more than 10 different kinds of blood cells, each performing its own set of tasks.
Cell lines/lineages can be thought of as different branches of the blood cell family tree.
For instance, lymphocytes are far more common and numerous inthe lymphatic systemthan in the blood.
In other words, it becomes more differentiated or specialized.
Stimulating the body to produce more new blood cellsa sort of artificial hematopoiesiscan be helpful in certain situations.
An abnormal younger cell key in may be referred to as a blast.
In other scenarios, there may be malignant hematopoietic cells located in areas outside of the bone marrow.
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