How can a stem cell give rise to different populations of platelets, leukocytes and erythocytes?
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Tags: Leukocytes, Populations, Stem Cell
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November 25th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Most stem cells are PLURIPOTENT or MULTIPOTENT. Multipotent stem cells can produce only cells of a closely related family of cells. The stem cell that you are describing is a multipotent hematopoietic stem cell, which can differentiate into erythroid cells (red blood cells, reticulocytes), lymphoid cells (T- and B-white blood cells), myeloid cells (granulocytes, megakaryocytes, and macrophages), platelets, and other types of blood cells.