Title: myeloid tissue
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - myeloid tissue
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13486
Status: current

Definition
Tissue within red bone marrow that produces the blood cells. It is found around the blood vessels and contains various cell types that are precursors of the blood cells.

Related Term
- bone marrow: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/12959

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1217 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'myeloid tissue' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13486
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