title: A new image of the hematopoietic stem cell vascular niche.
abstract: The microenvironment within the bone marrow that maintains hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) quiescence is the subject of intense study. In a recent Nature paper, Kunisaki et al. combine imaging techniques and computational modeling to define a novel arteriolar niche for quiescent HSCs within the bone marrow.
authors.affiliation: Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Leslie E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Silberstein
authors.forename: Charles P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001160:Arterioles / Q000166:cytology*; D005260:Female; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D008297:Male; D055153:Stem Cell Niche