hemopoiesis
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- hemopoietic adjective
Etymology
Origin of hemopoiesis
Example Sentences
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Through the process of hemopoiesis, the formed elements of blood are continually produced, replacing the relatively short- lived erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets.
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One daughter cell remains a hemopoietic stem cell, allowing hemopoiesis to continue.
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When a disease such as bone cancer destroys the bone marrow, causing hemopoiesis to fail, extramedullary hemopoiesis may be initiated.
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However, hemopoiesis of lymphocytes progresses somewhat differently from the process for the other formed elements.
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Interleukins are another class of cytokine signaling molecules important in hemopoiesis.
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