Megakaryopoiesis, History Flashcards
Clonal assays of megakaryocytic progenitor cells begun
1970
Extraction of platelets
Apheresis
Process of formation of thrombocyte
Megakaryopoiesis
Maturation of megakaryocyte in the bone marrow
5 days
Doubling of DNA without cell division
Endomitosis
Discovered megakaryocyte
Howell
Progenitor of megakaryocyte
BFU-Meg
CFU-Meg
LD-CFU-Meg
Ways to differentiate progenitor
Immunologic probes or Flow cytometry
Cytochemical staining
Platelets are directly produced from the
Megakaryocyte cytoplasm
Identification of Megakaryoblast
GP Ib/IX/V
GP IV
mpl
Described platelets as extremely minute granules in blood
Addison
Cytochemical staining
Platelet peroxidase-ER
Platelet peroxidase-DTS
Cytochemical stain for progenitors, and megakaryoblast
Platelet peroxidase-ER
Blue cytoplasm with blunt projections
Megakaryoblast
Cytochemical stain for mature platelets
Platelet peroxidase-DTS
CD42b
GP-Ib
Megakaryoblast diameter
14-18um
Endomitosis is complete in what stage
Megakaryoblast
Fine chromatin
Megakaryoblast
15-40um in diameter
Promegakaryocyte
30-50um in diameter
Megakaryocyte
Criterion for the maturity of the cell
Chromatin pattern
Chromatin becomes coarse
Promegakaryocyte
NC ratio of 3:1
Megakaryoblast