Meaning of thrombopoietin in English:
thrombopoietin
noun
Medicine Surgery BiochemistryA protein made in the kidney and liver that stimulates the proliferation and differentiation of megakaryocytes in bone marrow, increasing the production of thrombocytes.
Pronunciation
thrombopoietin
/ˌθrɒmbə(ʊ)pɔɪˈɛtɪn/ /ˌθrɒmbə(ʊ)ˈpɔɪɪtɪn/Origin
1950s.
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