Hepatocyte growth factor is secreted by osteoblasts and cooperatively permits the survival of haematopoietic progenitors

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Summary

Secretion of HGF, in concert with cell‐associated cytokines such as G‐CSF, may account for the stem cell‐stimulating activities of osteogenic cells and, thereby, the unique stem cell-supporting role of the osteoblasts within the bone marrow microenvironment.

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2001-02-01
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Hepatocyte growth factor, Haematopoiesis, Progenitor cell, Stem cell, CD34

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