New light shed on the early evolution of limb-bone growth plate and bone marrow

The production of blood cells (haematopoiesis) occurs in the limb bones of most tetrapods but is absent in the fin bones of ray-finned fish. When did long bones start producing blood cells? Recent hypotheses suggested that haematopoiesis migrated into long bones prior to the water-to-land transition...

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Main Authors: Jordi Estefa, Paul Tafforeau, Alice M Clement, Jozef Klembara, Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki, Camille Berruyer, Sophie Sanchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-03-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/51581