| English |
| committed erythroid progenitor cell |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun syntagm
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| Grammatical label |
Countable
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| Variant |
Committed progenitor cell, erythroid progenitor cell, erythroid progenitor
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| Definition |
The committed erythroid progenitor cells are a kind of erythron with a low degree of specialization, which is able to generate erythrocytes. It is positioned half-way between multipotent stem cells and committed precursors.
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| Definition source |
Expert
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| Context |
Hemoglobin F levels did not change significantly in any of the patients, although in vitro cultures of peripheral blood-derived committed erythroid progenitor cells from these patients showed dramatic rises in fetal hemoglobin production when hemin was added to the media.
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| Context source |
Rund, D. & Rachmilewitz, E. (2000). ‘New Trends in the treatment of beta-thalassemia’. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology 33(2):105-18. (RISCEN189)
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| Subject field |
Haemopoiesis
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| Generic concept |
Hematopoietic stem cell
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| Specific concept |
BFU-E, CFU-E, reticulocyte, erythrocyte
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| Related concept |
Haemopoiesis, hematopoietic stem cell, anemia
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| it |
Progenitore commissionato eritroide
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| Reliability code |
3
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