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Page 129
... marrow fills most of the skeleton , whereas in adults the marrow is located mainly in the central bones ( ribs , sternum , vertebrae , and pelvic bones ) . Bone marrow is a rich mixture of develop- ing and mature blood cells , as well ...
... marrow fills most of the skeleton , whereas in adults the marrow is located mainly in the central bones ( ribs , sternum , vertebrae , and pelvic bones ) . Bone marrow is a rich mixture of develop- ing and mature blood cells , as well ...
Page 132
... marrow of a normal adult produces about 100,000,000,000 neutrophils daily ( Figure 6 ) . It takes about one week to form a mature neutrophil from a precursor cell in the marrow , yet once in the blood the mature cells live only a few ...
... marrow of a normal adult produces about 100,000,000,000 neutrophils daily ( Figure 6 ) . It takes about one week to form a mature neutrophil from a precursor cell in the marrow , yet once in the blood the mature cells live only a few ...
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... marrow normally is capable of increasing production as much as sixfold to eightfold through an increased rate of development from the primitive precursors . Anemia en- sues when the normal fine balance between production , destruction ...
... marrow normally is capable of increasing production as much as sixfold to eightfold through an increased rate of development from the primitive precursors . Anemia en- sues when the normal fine balance between production , destruction ...
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