- colony-forming unit–spleen
- (CFU-S) a name for the hematopoietic stem cell, based on the fact that in mice whose marrow has been ablated by irradiation this cell gives rise to colonies of marrow cells in the spleen.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
colony-forming unit–spleen
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