Haematopoietic stem cells (HSC) are responsible for blood cell generation and reside in the bone marrow. Here, the authors show that macrophages in the bone marrow originate from embryonic or adult haematopoietic lineages and that embryo-derived macrophages are important for the establishment of the HSC pool.
- Gülce Perçin
- Konstantin Riege
- Claudia Waskow
