A novel view of the adult bone marrow stem cell hierarchy and stem cell trafficking.
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SUBMITTER: Ratajczak MZ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4396402 | biostudies-other | 2015 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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