Thrombopoiesis and Thrombopoietins

I: Introduction.- 1 Megakaryocyte Biology.- 2 Platelet Structure and Function.- 3 The Evolution of Mammalian Platelets.- 4 Potential Clinical Applications of Thrombopoietic Growth Factors.- II: The Search for the Physiologic Regulator of Platelet Production.- 5 Historical Perspective and Overview.- 6 The Murine Myeloproliferative Leukemia Virus MPLV, v-mpl Oncogene, and c-mpl.- 7 Mpl Expression and Functional Role in Human Megakaryocytopoiesis.- 8 The Purification and Cloning of Human Thrombopoietin.- 9 The Purification of Thrombopoietin from Thrombocytopenic Plasma.- 10 The Role of Other Hemopoietic Growth Factors and the Marrow Microenvironment in Megakaryocytopoiesis.- III: Molecular Biology.- 11 Structure of Thrombopoietin and the Thrombopoietin Gene.- 12 Transcription Factors in Megakaryocyte Differentiation and Gene Expression.- 13 The Biological Significance of Truncated and Full-Length Forms of Mpl Ligands.- IV: Cellular Biology.- 14 In Vitro Effects of Mpl Ligand on Human Hemopoietic Progenitor Cells.- 15 Effect of Cytokines on the Development of Megakaryocytes and Platelets: An Ultrastructural Analysis.- 16 The Thrombopoietin Receptor, Mpl, and Signal Transduction.- 17 Regulation of Proplatelet and Platelet Formation In Vitro.- 18 In Vitro Effects of Mpl Ligands on Platelet Function.- V: Preclinical Biology.- 19 In Vivo Dose-Response Effects of Mpl Ligands on Platelet Production and Function.- 20 Efficacy of Mpl Ligands and other Thrombopoietic Cytokines in Animal Models.- 21 Genetic Manipulation of Mpl Ligand and Thrombopoietin In Vivo.- VI: Clinical Biology.- 22 Serum Levels of Thrombopoietin in Health and Disease.- 23 The Regulation of Platelet Production In Vivo.

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