Platelet Production, Structure, and Function Flashcards
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responsible for the commitment of megakaryoblast further in more mature states
thrombopoeitin
normal value of platelets
150 - 400 x 10^9 L
megakaryocute progenitors arise from common myeloid progenitor under the transcription gene product
GATA-1
GATA 1 is regulated by this cofactor
FOG1
megakaryocyte differentiation is suppressed by gene product
MYB
last precursor cell capable of mitosis
CFU-meg
form of mitosis that lacks telophase and cytokinesis
endomitosis
endomitosis is initiated by the suppresion of ____ by the ___
Rho/ROCK signaling pathway
RUNX1
transcription factor that influences DNA production up to 32 N to produce abundant cytoplasm
NF- E2
series of stages where the cells can be recognized by their unique morphology
terminal differentiation
megakaryoblast percent
20
megakaryoblast size
14-18 um
megakaryoblast nucleus shape
round
megakaryoblast chromatin
homogenous
megakaryoblast: N:C ratio
3:1
megakaryoblast endomitosis
present
megakaryoblast cytoplasm
basophilic
promegakaryocyte percent
25
promegakaryocyte size
15 to 40 un
promegakaryocyte nucleus
indented
promegakaryocyte chromatin
moderately condensed
promegakaryocyte N:C ratio
1:2
promegakaryocyte endomitosis
ends
promegakaryocyte cytoplasm
basophilic and granular