6. What are blood stem cells?

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Stem cells are cells able
to into other types
specialized cells.

The cells of the marrow
originate the blood cells.
According stimulus from specific
factors the stem are turned
into blood cells, leukocytes
megakaryocytes (cells that
platelets). Research shows stem
cells of bonemarrow can also
into muscle, nervous
hepatic cells.