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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. immunology
  3. immunologic factors
  4. cytokines
  5. colony-stimulating factors
  6. thrombopoietin
  1. Fields of Study
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. peptides
  4. cytokines
  5. colony-stimulating factors
  6. thrombopoietin
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. peptides
  4. cytokines
  5. colony-stimulating factors
  6. thrombopoietin
  1. Fields of Study
  2. biochemical compounds
  3. growth factors
  4. hematopoietic cell growth factors
  5. colony-stimulating factors
  6. thrombopoietin
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. biochemical compounds
  3. growth factors
  4. hematopoietic cell growth factors
  5. colony-stimulating factors
  6. thrombopoietin

Preferred term

thrombopoietin

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information A humoral factor that stimulates the production of thrombocytes (blood platelets). Thrombopoietin stimulates the proliferation of bone marrow megakaryocytes and their release of blood platelets. The process is called thrombopoiesis.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2014

    Concept scheme: NALT Full

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • megakaryocyte colony stimulating factor
  • megakaryocyte growth and development factor
  • myeloproliferative leukemia virus oncogene ligand
  • thrombocytopoiesis-stimulating factor
  • thrombocytopoietin

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/216221

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