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Parent topics
- Erythropoiesis [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Blood [r]: The body fluid that circulates in the vascular system (i.e., blood vessels). Whole blood includes plasma and blood cells. [e]
Subtopics
- Hemapoetic stem cell [r]: Progenitor cells from which all blood cells derive (Medical Subject Headings) [e]
- Megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell [r]: Differentiated stem cells that give rise to both cells of the megakaryocyte and the erythrocyte lineages, as part of the process of erythropoesis [e]
- Reticulocyte [r]: An immature erythrocyte (i.e., red blood cell), of which small numbers may be present in circulating blood; elevated percentages, or a lack of them when other factors are abnormal, suggest a disorder of erythropoiesis. [e]
- Erythropoietin [r]: A protein hormone produced by the kidneys in response to hypoxia; it is essential for normal development and maturation of red blood cells (RBC). [e]
- Erythrocyte [r]: Blood cells that carry hemoglobin [e]
- Human iron metabolism [r]: Mechanisms of ingestion, distribution, use and excretion of iron by the human body, as well as an introduction to disorders of iron metabolism [e]
- Erythrocyte indices [r]: A set of three clinically useful parameters calculated from measurements of erythrocytes, usually reported with a complete blood count [e]
- Polycythemia vera [r]: Medical condition characterised by enlargement of the spleen, and the increased number and volume of red blood cells by the bone marrow. [e]
- Anemia of chronic disease [r]: Anemia associated with chronic illness such as chronic infection, immune activation, or malignancy. [e]
- Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor [r]: Naturally occurring protein that stimulates the production of granulocytes and macrophages by stem cells and is used as a drug by some immunosuppressed individuals. [e]
- Maple syrup [r]: Add brief definition or description