Definitions for thrombopoietin
throm·bopoi·etin

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1. thrombopoietinnoun

   A protein produced by the liver and kidney, which regulates the production of platelets.

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1. Thrombopoietin

   Thrombopoietin (THPO) also known as megakaryocyte growth and development factor (MGDF) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the THPO gene. Thrombopoietin is a glycoprotein hormone produced by the liver and kidney which regulates the production of platelets. It stimulates the production and differentiation of megakaryocytes, the bone marrow cells that bud off large numbers of platelets.Megakaryocytopoiesis is the cellular development process that leads to platelet production. The protein encoded by this gene is a humoral growth factor necessary for megakaryocyte proliferation and maturation, as well as for thrombopoiesis. This protein is the ligand for MLP/C_MPL, the product of myeloproliferative leukemia virus oncogene.

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1. Thrombopoietin

   Thrombopoietin also known as megakaryocyte growth and development factor is a protein that in humans is encoded by the THPO gene. Thrombopoietin is a glycoprotein hormone produced mainly by the liver and the kidney that regulates the production of platelets by the bone marrow. It stimulates the production and differentiation of megakaryocytes, the bone marrow cells that fragment into large numbers of platelets. Megakaryocytopoiesis is the cellular development process that leads to platelet production. The protein encoded by this gene is a humoral growth factor that is necessary for megakaryocyte proliferation and maturation, as well as for thrombopoiesis. This protein is the ligand for MLP/C_MPL, the product of myeloproliferative leukemia virus oncogene.

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1. Thrombopoietin

   A humoral factor that stimulates the production of thrombocytes (BLOOD PLATELETS). Thrombopoietin stimulates the proliferation of bone marrow MEGAKARYOCYTES and their release of blood platelets. The process is called THROMBOPOIESIS.

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1. thrombopoietin

   A type of natural hormone created in moderation within the body of a human being.

   Thrombopoietin has a role in the regulation of blood platelets.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on September 6, 2020  

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   The numerical value of thrombopoietin in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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   The numerical value of thrombopoietin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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