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hemopoiesis

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he·mo·poi·e·sis  (hm-poi-ss)
n.
Variant of hematopoiesis.

hemo·poi·etic (-tk) adj.
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Noun1.hemopoiesis - the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms


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Following on the heels of our recent publications about our basic research describing a novel muscle-specific receptor and the growth factor which activates it, Regeneron's research in Ties brings to our arena two more cutting-edge areas -- angiogenesis and hemopoiesis -- where Regeneron now has proprietary growth factors as potential therapeutic agents.
This table shows that the expression profiles of the many genes involved in benzene metabolism, cell cycle or cell proliferation, and hemopoiesis in WT mice were generally consistent with the cDNA microarray data of C57BL/6 mice described in Table 2.
Among the myriad environmental pollutants, nickel, a heavy metal, merits special consideration as a potential toxic element (1,2), even though it helps in hemopoiesis because it functions as a cofactor that facilitates the intestinal absorption of ferric ion (3).
 
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