Thrombopoietin vs Thrombopoiesis - What's the difference?
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A protein produced by the liver and kidney, which regulates the production of platelets.
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Thrombopoietin is a see also of thrombopoiesis.
As nouns the difference between thrombopoietin and thrombopoiesis
is that thrombopoietin is a protein produced by the liver and kidney, which regulates the production of platelets while thrombopoiesis is (biochemistry) the process of thrombocyte generation.thrombopoietin
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