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Normal Blood Cells. Hematopoiesis
Authors: Loukopoulos, Dimitris
Reviewer: Konstantopoulos, Konstantinos
Subject: MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > HEALTH SCIENCES > MEDICINE > CLINICAL MEDICINE
MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > HEALTH SCIENCES
MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > HEALTH SCIENCES > MEDICINE > PATHOLOGY
MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > HEALTH SCIENCES > MEDICINE > PUBLIC HEALTH > PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
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Abstract:
Hemopoiesis is a complex process which ensures the normal production of blood cells in roder to compensate for those lost during their function. Hemopoiesis is regulated through a large array of molecules which are secreted by the cellular microenvironment, other specific cells and, in some instances, by the hemopoietic cells. It is through these mechanisms that hemopoiesis may meet increased demands. At the end of fetal life the principal site of hemopoiesis is the bone marrow; the other sites are fading. Hemopoiesis starts from a small number of primitive cells, which lie in the marrow but cannot be recognized; these “stem”cells have the capacity to multiply and, at the same time, to secure their own reproduction. In a second phase, stem cells are committed for differentiation towards one of the main hematogical series (red cells, myeloid-monocytoid, megakaryocytic and lymphoid). Subsequently, the committed precursor cells (which can be identified morphologically) continue their proliferation and differentiate to the respective mature blood cells, which leave the marrow and enter in the circulation in order to carry out their multiple functions.
Linguistic Editors: Klada, Nektaria
Graphic Editors: Papakosmas, Ioannis
Type: Chapter
Creation Date: 2015
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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/gr
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/3079
Bibliographic Reference: Loukopoulos, D. (2015). Normal Blood Cells. Hematopoiesis [Chapter]. In Loukopoulos, D., & Politi, M. 2015. Hematology lessons [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/3079
Language: Greek
Is Part of: Hematology lessons
Number of pages 12
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions