Assertion: megakaryocyte | /r/CapableOf | increase its synthesis
Facets:
value: to produce platelets
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Dr. Zaslavsky and his colleagues observed that megakaryocytes (MKs) absorb circulating thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) in tumor-bearing mice, and increase its synthesis to produce platelets with elevated levels of TSP-1.