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Platelet vs Thrombopoietin - What's the difference?

platelet | thrombopoietin |

As nouns the difference between platelet and thrombopoietin

is that platelet is a small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots while thrombopoietin is a protein produced by the liver and kidney, which regulates the production of platelets.

platelet

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (hematology, cytology) A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.

    • Synonyms

    * blood platelet * thrombocyte

    Derived terms

    * proplatelet

    Anagrams

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    thrombopoietin

    English

    (wikipedia thrombopoietin)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A protein produced by the liver and kidney, which regulates the production of platelets.
  • *{{quote-journal, 2009, date=February 6, Brendan J. McMorran et al., Platelets Kill Intraerythrocytic Malarial Parasites and Mediate Survival to Infection, Science citation
    • , passage=The megakaryocyte growth and differentiation factor, C-mpl, is the receptor for thrombopoietin and is encoded by the Mpl gene. }}