Thrombopoietin
"Thrombopoietin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
Descriptor ID |
D013926
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MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.374.410.240.750 D12.776.395.240.750 D12.776.467.374.410.240.750 D23.529.374.410.240.750
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Concept/Terms |
Thrombopoietin- Thrombopoietin
- Megakaryocyte Colony Stimulating Factor
- Megakaryocyte Growth and Development Factor
- Thrombocytopoietin
- mpl Ligand
- Ligand, mpl
- Myeloproliferative Leukemia Virus Oncogene Ligand
- Thrombocytopoiesis-Stimulating Factor
- Thrombocytopoiesis Stimulating Factor
- c-mpl Ligand
- Ligand, c-mpl
- MGDF Factor
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