Published in Hematology Week, December 19th, 2005
According to recent research published in the journal Experimental Hematology, "Many studies suggest that growth hormone (GH) is important for hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) function.
"The objective of this study is to determine if the genetic absence of GH reduces hematopoietic function and recovery, by testing various points in hematopoiesis, from numbers and functional abilities of primitive stem cells to the maintenance of normal numbers of differentiated cells."
"Analyses were conducted on blood and bone marrow to compare GH-deficient...
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