stem cell from which all red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets develop.

Cell that gives rise to distinct daughter cells, one a replica of the stem cell, one a cell that will further proliferate and differentiate into a mature blood cell. Pluripotent stem cells can give rise to all lineages, committed stem cells (derived from the pluripotent stem cell) only to some.

Hematopoietic stem cells give rise to all the types of blood cells: red blood cells, B lymphocytes, T lymphocytes, natural killer cells, neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, monocytes, macrophages, and platelets.

An adult stem cell found in bone marrow. These stem cells have partially developed into blood cells and can further develop into all types of blood cells, such as white blood cells or platelets.

A stem cell from which all red and white blood cells develop.

An unspecialized precursor cell that will develop into a mature blood cell.

Hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) are stem cells found in the bone marrow. HSC are the precursor cells which give rise to all the types of both the myeloid and lymphoid lineages. This includes monocytes and macrophages, neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, T-cells, B-cells, NK-cells, microglia, erythrocytes (red blood cells), megakaryocytes (e.g. platelets), and dendritic cells.