The bone marrow is the spongy part of your bones where oxygen-carrying red bloods, infection-fighting white blood cells, and clot-forming platelets are made. The bone marrow is a soft tissue with many ...

Monocytopenia describes a low number of monocytes, a type of white blood cell. Monocytes are made in the bone marrow and account for 2% to 6% of white blood cells at any given time. They work ...

Bone marrow transplantation is the transference of bone marrow from one human or animal to another for a variety of purposes. Bone marrow transplantation can be used to treat certain blood ...

Objectives Bone destruction in rheumatoid arthritis is mediated by osteoclasts (OC), which are derived from precursor cells of the myeloid lineage. The role of the two monocyte subsets, classical ...

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That's because United pilot David Whitson boarded Flight 2223 from Houston to Newark, New Jersey, shortly before takeoff to greet one heroic passenger, who happened to be his bone marrow donor.

Half-listening, she recalls hearing how a pilot, David Whitson, mentioned that eight years ago, he had undergone a bone marrow transplant after being diagnosed with myeloid leukemia — and that ...

The monocyte effect. Monocytes/macrophages (promonocytes in the bone marrow, circulating monocytes, tissue macrophages) play a major role in the induction and regulation of immune reactivity.

Eight years ago he'd received a life-saving bone marrow transplant from a stranger and the donor herself was now on the plane. Laura LoGiudice captured the emotional moment on video when the pilot ...