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Developments in the production of platelets from stem cells (Review)

Jie Yang1, Jianfeng Luan2, Yanfei Shen3

  • 1Department of Hematology and Oncology, School of Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, P.R. China.

Molecular Medicine Reports
|November 12, 2020
PubMed
Summary

Generating platelets from stem cells shows promise for transfusion medicine, but clinical needs are not yet met. Research continues to improve yields and function for megakaryocyte (MK) differentiation and platelet production.

Keywords:
plateletmegakaryocytemegakaryocytopoiesisstem cell

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