Organ or Tissue Function
myelopoiesis
Subclass of:
Leukopoiesis
Definitions related to myelopoiesis:
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Formation of MYELOID CELLS from the pluripotent HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS in the BONE MARROW via MYELOID STEM CELLS. Myelopoiesis generally refers to the production of leukocytes in blood, such as MONOCYTES and GRANULOCYTES. This process also produces precursor cells for MACROPHAGE and DENDRITIC CELLS found in the lymphoid tissue.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The hematopoietic process that refers to the production of myelocytes.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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