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Blood lines from embryo to adult

Does blood formation in mammalian embryos and adults have separate origins or a common source? The most recent investigations into the question add a further chapter to this long-running story.

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Figure 1: Two models of embryonic and adult blood formation.

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Ueno, H., Weissman, I. Blood lines from embryo to adult. Nature 446, 996–997 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/446996a

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