Chapter 1

Digesting the role of bone marrow macrophages on hematopoiesis. Abstract

Chapter 2

CD14+ cells from peripheral blood positively regulate hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell survival resulting in increased erythroid yield. Abstract

Chapter 4

Glucocorticoids induce differentiation of monocytes towards macrophages that share functional and phenotypical aspects with erythroblastic island macrophages. Abstract