Bone marrow is that part of long bones and spongy bones in the medullar cavities which is highly vascular. It produces blood cells ranging from red cells to white cells and platelets. Hence, cellular, active bone marrow is referred to as red marrow. As an individual ages, the red marrow is turned into yellow marrow.
Red marrows are composed of quite a number of capillaries, red cells, white cells, platelets, little fat cells, lymphocytes, water and some minerals.
The red marrow contains both pluripotent stem cells and committed stem cells. The pluripotent cells have the ability to produce various cell ...