Seminars in Hematology
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 218-224 , October 2008

Hematopoietic Stem Cells and the Aging Hematopoietic System

  • Roi Gazit

      Affiliations

    • Immune Disease Institute, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, and Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Irving L. Weissman

      Affiliations

    • Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University Cancer Center, and Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
    • ,
  • Derrick J. Rossi

      Affiliations

    • Immune Disease Institute, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, and Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Derrick J. Rossi, MD, 200 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115

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 R.G. was supported by a fellowship from YAD-HANADIV, and D.J.R. was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Aging, AG029760-02.

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2008.07.010

Seminars in Hematology
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 218-224 , October 2008

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