Hemopoietic stem growth on a capillary stage.
A hollow fibre capillary stage was used for the maintenance and renewal of hemopoietic stem cells in extra corporeal conditions. The partial success of this technique is due to the preservation of cell-cell contacts and interactions within the tissue sections.
D002196:Capillaries; D002455:Cell Division; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D008722:Methods; D013154:Spleen