Surprising new role for lungs: Making blood
Cells in mouse lungs produce most blood platelets and can replenish blood-making cells in bone marrow, study shows
Date:
March 22, 2017
Source:
University of California - San Francisco
Summary:
Using video microscopy in the living mouse lung, scientists have revealed that the lungs play a previously unrecognized role in blood production.
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