title: The "Blood Apple Tree". A simple and straightforward metaphor for teaching blood and bone marrow physiology.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine V-Haematology and Oncology Department, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.|Haematology Department, San Maurizio Regional Hospital, Bolzano, Italy.|Interdisciplinary Medical Research Center South Tyrol (IMREST), Bolzano, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piccin
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine V-Haematology and Oncology Department, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Günther
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gastl
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000502:physiology*; D006405:Hematology / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans