"Bone Marrow" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The soft tissue filling the cavities of bones. Bone marrow exists in two types, yellow and red. Yellow marrow is found in the large cavities of large bones and consists mostly of fat cells and a few primitive blood cells. Red marrow is a hematopoietic tissue and is the site of production of erythrocytes and granular leukocytes. Bone marrow is made up of a framework of connective tissue containing branching fibers with the frame being filled with marrow cells.
| Descriptor ID |
D001853
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A15.382.216
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bone Marrow" by people in Profiles.
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Suppression of Hyperactive Immune Responses Protects against Nitrogen Mustard Injury. J Invest Dermatol. 2015 Dec; 135(12):2971-2981.
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Timing of myelosuppression during thiopurine therapy for inflammatory bowel disease: implications for monitoring recommendations. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Nov; 7(11):1195-201; quiz 1141-2.
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Parosteal ossifying lipoma: CT and MR findings. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1993 Jan-Feb; 17(1):147-50.
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1-Phenylalanine mustard (L-PAM) in the management of primary breast cancer. A report of early findings. N Engl J Med. 1975 Jan 16; 292(3):117-22.