Term Name: | megakaryocyte progenitor cell |
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Synonyms: | CFU-Meg, colony-forming unit-megakaryocyte, Meg-CFC, megacaryoblast, megacaryocyte progenitor cell, megakaryoblast, megakaryocytic progenitor cell, MkP, promegacaryocyte, promegakaryocyte |
Definition: | The earliest cytologically identifiable precursor in the thrombocytic series. This cell is capable of endomitosis and lacks expression of hematopoieitic lineage markers (lin-negative). |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [CL:0000553] |