- Megakaryoblast
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Megakaryoblast Haematopoiesis Code TH H2.00.04.3.05002 A megakaryoblast is a precursor cell to a promegakaryocyte, which in turn becomes a megakaryocyte during haematopoiesis. It is the beginning of the thrombocytic series.
It derives from a CFU-Me colony unit of pluripotential hemopoietic stem cells. (Some sources use the term "CFU-Meg" to identify the CFU.[1])
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Myeloid physiology Hematopoiesis CFU-GMGranulopoiesis (Myeloblast, Promyelocyte, Myelocyte, Metamyelocyte, Band cell)
Monocytopoiesis (Monoblast, Promonocyte)Thrombopoiesis (Megakaryoblast, Promegakaryocyte)
Erythropoiesis (Proerythroblast, Normoblast, Reticulocyte)GeneralExtramedullary hematopoiesisHemostasis Other Erythrocyte aggregationCategories:- Cell biology stubs
- Leukocytes
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