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.

Also Known As:

c-mpl Ligand; MGDF Factor; Megakaryocyte Colony Stimulating Factor; Myeloproliferative Leukemia Virus Oncogene Ligand; Thrombocytopoiesis-Stimulating Factor; Thrombocytopoietin; mpl Ligand; Ligand, c-mpl; Ligand, mpl; Thrombocytopoiesis Stimulating Factor; Megakaryocyte Growth and Development Factor

Carbohydrates: 22516
- Glycoconjugates: 1370
  - Glycoproteins: 25180
    - Colony-Stimulating Factors: 1607
      - Thrombopoietin: 1214
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Proteins: 496323
  - Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins: 30151
    - Cytokines: 168239
      - Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors: 13
        Colony-Stimulating Factors: 1607
        Thrombopoietin: 1214
  - Glycoproteins: 25180
    - Colony-Stimulating Factors: 1607
      - Thrombopoietin: 1214
- Peptides: 84029
  - Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins: 30151
    - Cytokines: 168239
      - Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors: 13
        Colony-Stimulating Factors: 1607
        Thrombopoietin: 1214
Biological Factors: 2560
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins: 30151
  - Cytokines: 168239
    - Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors: 13
      - Colony-Stimulating Factors: 1607
        Thrombopoietin: 1214

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