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A megakaryocyte is a type of hematopoietic stem cell which can differentiate into the many [[Platelets|platelets]] that circulate within our [[Blood stream|blood stream]]<ref>Pang, L., Weiss, M.J. and Poncz, M. (2005) 'Megakaryocyte Biology and Related Disorders', The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 115(12), pp. 3332-3338</ref>. They are found mainly within the [[Bone marrow|bone marrow]]<ref>Patel, S.R., Hartwig, J.H. and Italiano, J.E. (2005) 'The biogenesis of platelets from megakaryocyte proplatelets', The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 115(12), pp. 3348-3354</ref>.  
A megakaryocyte is a type of [[Hematopoietic stem cells|hematopoietic stem cell]] which can differentiate into the many [[Platelets|platelets]] that circulate within our [[Blood stream|blood stream]]<ref>Pang, L., Weiss, M.J. and Poncz, M. (2005) 'Megakaryocyte Biology and Related Disorders', The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 115(12), pp. 3332-3338</ref>. They are found mainly within the [[Bone marrow|bone marrow]]<ref>Patel, S.R., Hartwig, J.H. and Italiano, J.E. (2005) 'The biogenesis of platelets from megakaryocyte proplatelets', The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 115(12), pp. 3348-3354</ref>.  


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Latest revision as of 19:23, 20 October 2015

A megakaryocyte is a type of hematopoietic stem cell which can differentiate into the many platelets that circulate within our blood stream[1]. They are found mainly within the bone marrow[2].

References

  1. Pang, L., Weiss, M.J. and Poncz, M. (2005) 'Megakaryocyte Biology and Related Disorders', The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 115(12), pp. 3332-3338
  2. Patel, S.R., Hartwig, J.H. and Italiano, J.E. (2005) 'The biogenesis of platelets from megakaryocyte proplatelets', The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 115(12), pp. 3348-3354