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Emergence of intraembryonic hematopoietic precursors in the pre-liver human embryo
M. Tavian, M.F. Hallais, B. Peault
Development 1999 126: 793-803;

Summary

Hepatic hematopoiesis in the mouse embryo is preceded by two hematopoietic waves, one in the yolk sac, and the other in the paraaortic splanchnopleura, the presumptive aorta-gonad-mesonephros region that gives rise to prenatal and postnatal blood stem cells. An homologous intraembryonic site of stem cell emergence was previously identified at 5 weeks of human gestation, when hundreds of CD34(++)Lin- high-proliferative potential hematopoietic cells border the aortic endothelium in the preumbilical region. In the present study, we have combined immunohistochemistry, semithin section histology, fluorescence-activated cell sorting and blood cell culture in an integrated study of incipient hematopoiesis in the human yolk sac, truncal arteries and embryonic liver from 21 to 58 days of development. The chronology of blood precursor cell emergence in these distinct tissues suggests a pivotal role in the settlement of liver hematopoiesis of endothelium-associated stem cell clusters, which emerge not only in the dorsal aorta but also in the vitelline artery. Anatomic features and in vitro functionality indicate that stem cells develop intrinsically to embryonic artery walls from a presumptive territory whose blood-forming potential exists from at least 24 days of gestation.

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Emergence of intraembryonic hematopoietic precursors in the pre-liver human embryo
M. Tavian, M.F. Hallais, B. Peault
Development 1999 126: 793-803;
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