title: Biology of thrombopoietin.
abstract: Thrombopoietin is a hematopoietic growth factor that stimulates megakaryopoiesis. Recent results indicate that thrombopoietin has multilineage hematopoietic effects both in vitro and in vivo. Clinical studies of thrombopoietin have begun, and are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle 98195-7710, USA.
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Broudy
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaushansky
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000502:physiology; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013926:Thrombopoietin / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013926:Thrombopoietin