http://giverise.com/how-can-a-stem-cell-give-rise-to-different-populations-of-platelets-leukocytes-and-erythocytes/ A Blog Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:27:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://giverise.com/how-can-a-stem-cell-give-rise-to-different-populations-of-platelets-leukocytes-and-erythocytes/#comment-48 LAlawMedMBA Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:23:26 +0000 http://giverise.com/?p=24#comment-48 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. 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.

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