| English |
| erythropoiesis |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun
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| Grammatical label |
Countable
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| Definition |
A pluripotent stem cell (CFU) produces, by a series of divisions, committed stem cells (BFU-E and CFU-E cells) that will divide only a few more times to produce mature erythrocytes. Each stem cell product can give rise to mature red cells.
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| Definition source |
Cancerweb. OMD – On-line Medical Dictionary.
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| Context |
VNTR analysis at that time showed 10% host haemopoiesis in the peripheral blood and a bone marrow aspirate showed decreased erythropoiesis and myelopoiesis, with reduced erythroid blast-forming units (BFU-E) [14/105 bone marrow (BM) MNCs; normal 40-200].
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| Context source |
Amrolia, PJ., et al. (2001). ‘Analysis of chimaerism in thalassaemic children undergoing stem cell transplantation’. British Journal of Haematology 114(1):219-25. (RISCEN97)
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| Figure source |
http://www.biology.eku.edu/RITCHISO/301notes4.htm
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| Subject field |
Haemopoiesis
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| Generic concept |
Haemopoiesis
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| Specific concept |
Ineffective erythropoiesis, medullary erythropoiesis, extramedullary erythropoiesis
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| Related concept |
Hemoglobin, anemia, erythron, erythrocyte
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| it |
Eritropoiesi
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| Reliability code |
3
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