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In cases when the bone marrow is compromised, hematopoiesis can resume in other organs. What is this phenomenon called, and what organs have this ability?

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Extramedullary hematopoiesis; liver and spleen

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EH refers to the hematopoiesis that occurs in organs other than bone marrow.... Major forms of extramedullary hematopoiesis. Extramedullary hematopoiesis occurs early in fetal development and also plays important roles in adult life. Hematopoiesis occurs in the fetal liver and spleen.

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