- Megaloblast
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A megaloblast is an unusually large erythroblast that can be associated with pernicious anemia (Vitamin B12 deficiency) and folic acid deficiency (collectively called megaloblastic anemia). It is differentiated from a normoblast, which is a normally-sized erythroblast. This kind of anemia leads to macrocytes (abnormally large red cells). The cause of this cellular gigantism is an impairment in DNA synthesis which delays nuclear maturation and cell division. Because RNA and cytoplasmic elements are synthesized at a constant rate despite the cells' impaired DNA synthesis, the cells show nuclear-cytoplasmic asynchrony.
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See also
- Erythropoiesis
- Hemopoiesis
- Pluripotential hemopoietic stem cell
External links
- Pronormoblasts Presented by the University of Virginia
- Basophilic Normoblasts Presented by the University of Virginia
- Polychromatophilic Normoblasts Presented by the University of Virginia
- Orthochromatic Normoblasts Presented by the University of Virginia
- "Megaloblast" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- "Normoblast" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- "Erythroblast" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- normoblast at eMedicine Dictionary
- MeSH Normoblasts
- Histology at BU 01804loa - "Bone Marrow and Hemopoiesis bone marrow smear, erythroblast series with proerythroblast "
- Histology at uiowa.edu
Myeloid lineage - Blood (WBC and RBC) Cellular/
HSCsCFU-GMHistiocytes · Kupffer cells · Alveolar macrophage · Microglia · Osteoclasts · Epithelioid cells · giant cells (Langhans giant cells, Foreign-body giant cell, Touton giant cells)CFU-DLCommonCFU-BasoCFU-EosCFU-MegCFU-ECFU-MastNoncellular This medical sign article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.