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Development of the Dual Lymphocyte System

Hematopoeisis in humans

Hematopoeisis in humans

Mammalian stem cells differentiate into several kinds of blood cell within the bone marrow. This process is called haematopoiesis. All lymphocytes originate during this process from a common lymphoid progenitor before differentiating into their distinct lymphocyte types.

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