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myelopoiesis

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myelopoiesis [‚mī·ə·lō‚pȯi′ē·səs]
(physiology)
The process by which blood cells form in the bone marrow.
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The development of blood cells, a process called Hematopoiesis involves two main pathways: myelopoiesis (the formation of the red and white myeloid cells) and lymphopoiesis (the formation of B- and T-cells).
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1989), it is not unexpected that one or more of them may have acted directly, or indirectly via other cells, to lead ultimately to the net negative effect observed on myelopoiesis (reduction in precursors and, subsequently, their mature granulocyte progeny).
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