Unraveling the role of HES6 in normal and malignant hematopoesis in human. Ghent University
The cells in our blood have several critical functions, including oxygen transport, prevention of
continuous bleeding when wounds occur and protection against invading pathogens such as
bacteria and viruses. All these cells are derived from one particular cell type, the so-called
hematopoietic stem cell that replenishes itself and that has the potential to generate all the
various blood cell types. These processes are ...