stroma of bone marrow

Term ID

UBERON:0007195

Synonyms

• bone marrow stroma

Definition

The stroma of the bone marrow is all tissue not directly involved in the primary function of hematopoiesis. The yellow bone marrow belongs here, and makes the majority of the bone marrow stroma, in addition to stromal cells located in the red bone marrow. Yellow bone marrow is found in the Medullary cavity. Still, the stroma is indirectly involved in hematopoiesis, since it provides the hematopoietic microenvironment that facilitates hematopoiesis by the parenchymal cells. For instance, they generate colony stimulating factors, affecting hematopoiesis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_marrow#Stroma

References

• CALOHA:TS-0085

Ontology

Cell Ontology