title: Thrombopoiesis. Capturing the unicorn.
abstract: The elusive factor that stimulates megakaryocytes to produce platelets has at last been found; as well as its physiological interest, this factor--thrombopoietin--may be of considerable therapeutic importance.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Division of Hematology/Oncology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02215.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Groopman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008533:Megakaryocytes / Q000166:cytology; D051379:Mice; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013926:Thrombopoietin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D013926:Thrombopoietin