Alpha fetoprotein (AFP) participates in the build up of hematopoietic cells in the early embryonic stage: an abortion case observation
Abstract Background At the 3rd week of human embryo, some cell clumps are formed by the hyperplasia of mesenchymal cells at the germ layer of the yolk sac wall. These cell clumps are known as blood islands. The cells in the center of the blood islands further develop into primitive blood cells, such...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-08-01
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Series: | Diagnostic Pathology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13000-019-0858-5 |