FLT3/FLK-2 (STK-1) ligand does not stimulate human megakaryopoiesis in vitro

Stem Cells

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 146-150

  Ratajczak, Mariusz Z ^a   Ratajczak, Janina ^a   Ford, John ^a   Kregenow, Robert ^a   Marlicz, Wojtek ^a   Gewirtz, Alan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisense oligodeoxynucleotides; FLT3 FLK 2 (STK 1) ligand; FLT3 FLK 2 (STK 1) receptor; Growth factors; Hematopoiesis; Megakaryocytopoiesis

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; CD34 ANTIGEN; GROWTH FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

BONE MARROW CELL; BURST FORMING UNIT; CELL MATURATION; CELL STIMULATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEGAKARYOPOIESIS; MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030034761     PISSN: 10665099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/stem.140146     Document Type: Review

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