Medical Definition of Thrombopoietin
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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
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