What are the three types of components of blood-forming tissues?
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The human body produces an astonishing 500 billion new blood cells every day, a continuous process called hematopoiesis that occurs within specific blood-forming tissues. A detailed understanding of these tissues reveals that they are composed of three key components: hematopoietic stem cells, the bone marrow stroma, and hematopoietic growth factors.