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Division of stem cells in the bone marrow. A fresh supply of billions of cells daily. Photo: Dr. Karin Golan, Weizmann Institute

The production of cells in the bone marrow is affected by the day and night cycles

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Prostaglandins keep the stem cells young by increasing the expression of an inhibitory substance from mesenchymal cells in the bone marrow. The protein colored green (left) is a marker for mesenchymal cells. The inhibitor is colored red (center). Right: combined coloring of the two materials. It can be seen that treatment with prostaglandins (bottom row) increases the expression of the inhibitory substance. Illustration: Prof. Zvi Lapidot, Weizmann Institute

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