Thrombopoietin: The primary regulator of platelet production

Blood

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 419-431

  Kaushansky, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THROMBOPOIETIN;

GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTOPOIESIS;

EID: 0029035985     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v86.2.419.bloodjournal862419     Document Type: Review

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