Thrombopoiesis and Thrombopoietins
Subtitle: Molecular, Cellular, Preclinical, and Clinical Biology
Contributors: David Kuter (Editor); Pamela Hunt (Editor); William P. Sheridan (Editor); Dorothea Zucker-Franklin (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: November 1, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9780896033795
Subjects: Cellular biology; Haematology; Molecular biology; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Human Hematology; cytology; Science; Physiology; Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology; Medical / Hematology; Thrombopoietin; Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology; Blood Platelets; Hematopoiesis
First sentence: Megakaryocytes are giant, polyploid cells of the hemopoietic tissues, whose finaI differentiation step culminates in the subdivision and release of their cytoplasm into the circulation as platelets.