Definition of Thrombopoietin

1. Noun. A protein produced by the liver and kidney, which regulates the production of platelets. ¹

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Medical Definition of Thrombopoietin

1. A humoral factor that controls blood platelet production through stimulation of megakaryocyte populations. Bone marrow megakaryocytes increase in both size and number in response to exposure to thrombopoietin. Chemical name: Thrombopoietin (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thrombopoietin

thrombophilia
thrombophilias
thrombophilic
thrombophlebitic
thrombophlebitides
thrombophlebitis
thromboplastic
thromboplastid
thromboplastin
thromboplastinogenaemia
thromboplastinogenase
thromboplastins
thrombopoieses
thrombopoiesis
thrombopoietin (current term)
thrombopoietins
thromboprophylaxis
thromboregulation
thrombose
thrombosed
thromboses
thrombosin
thrombosing
thrombosis
thrombospondin
thrombospondin 1
thrombospondins
thrombostasis
thrombosthenin

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