lym·pho·poi·e·sis

(lĭm′fō-poi-ē′sĭs)

n. pl. lym·pho·poi·e·ses (-sēz′)

The formation of lymphocytes.

lym′pho·poi·et′ic (-ĕt′ĭk) adj.

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lymphopoiesis

(ˌlɪmfəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs)

n, pl -ses (-siːz)

(Biochemistry) the formation of lymphatic tissue or lymphocytes

lymphopoietic adj

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lym•pho•poi•e•sis

(ˌlɪm foʊ pɔɪˈi sɪs)

n.

the formation of lymphocytes.

[1915–20]

lym`pho•poi•et′ic (-ˈɛt ɪk) adj.

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lymphopoiesis - the formation of lymphocytes in the bone marrow and lymph nodes and thymus and spleen

biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms

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Under stress conditions created by toxic substances activate the process of lymphopoiesis and also promote the lymphocytes release from lymphomyeloid, which lead to increase the total number of WBCs (El-Sayed et al., 2007) as observed in 4 tetr-octylphenol exposed C.

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Long-Term Engraftment of ESC-Derived B-1 Progenitor Cells Supports HSC-Independent Lymphopoiesis. Stem Cell Reports, 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2019.01.006

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As lymphopoiesis continues throughout life in a healthy human body therefore spleen holds a great role in providing immunity to the body.

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Flemo-kinin is a hematopoietic-specific tachykinin that regulates B lymphopoiesis. Nat Immunol 2000;l(5):392-397.

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Gonadal hormones, estrogen and androgen, affect the bone marrow and thymus during lymphopoiesis. In addition, sex steroid hormones have been shown to decrease the thymus size and functions via complex mechanisms that result in thymic atrophy (6).

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The Differentiation Balance of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Is Crucial to Hematopoiesis

Assuming that disturbance of lymphopoiesis as part of hemopoiesis affects not only the quantity but also the function of the cells, we investigated the level of FOXP3 isoforms expression in Treg, which has different functional properties, as we noted above.

Regulatory T Cells and Profile of FOXP3 Isoforms Expression in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes

The role of estrogen receptors and androgen receptors in sex steroid regulation of B lymphopoiesis. J Immunol 161(1):27-34, PMID: 9647203.

Sex- and Dose-Specific Effects of Maternal Bisphenol A Exposure on Pancreatic Islets of First- and Second-Generation Adult Mice Offspring

The lymphopoiesis in thymus is complex and requires intricate interactions of thymocytes with specialized thymic microenvironment2.

THE TERATOGENIC EFFECTS OF RETINOIC ACID ON EPITHELIORETICULAR CELLS AND HASSALL'S CORPUSCLES IN THE MEDULLA OF THE CHICK THYMUS

During normal lymphopoiesis, T and B cells undergo rearrangements of the T-cell receptor (TCR) and immunoglobulin (IG) genes, respectively, to generate diverse lymphoid populations with broad antigen detection capacities.

Multimodality Technologies in the Assessment of Hematolymphoid Neoplasms