Thrombopoietin

MGDF Factor; Megakaryocyte Colony Stimulating Factor; Myeloproliferative Leukemia Virus Oncogene Ligand; Thrombocytopoiesis-Stimulating Factor; Thrombocytopoietin; mpl Ligand; Ligand, c-mpl; Ligand, mpl; Thrombocytopoiesis Stimulating Factor
A humoral factor that stimulates the production of thrombocytes (BLOOD PLATELETS). Thrombopoietin stimulates the proliferation of bone marrow MEGAKARYOCYTES and their release of blood platelets. The process is called THROMBOPOIESIS.