Bacterial Infection Decreases Ability to Produce Blood (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Bacterial Infection Decreases Ability to Produce Blood

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Bacterial infection activates hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow and significantly reduces the ability to produce blood through induced proliferation.

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Professor Hitoshi Takizawa

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