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Abstract
Techniques for the removal of subpopulations of cells (usually residual tumor cells) from the bone marrow ex vivo before it is infused. The purging is achieved by a variety of agents including pharmacologic agents, biophysical agents (laser photoirradiation or radioisotopes) and immunologic agents. Bone marrow purging is used in both autologous and allogeneic BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION.
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- Purging, Bone Marrow
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Purging
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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coord IM with purging agent or method (IM with no qualif)
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- Bone Marrow (1983-1991)
- Bone Marrow Transplantation (1988-1991)
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- National Library of Medicine. Bone Marrow Purging. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016465. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016465
- Bone Marrow Purging. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73211613