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Descriptor English:   Leukopoiesis 
Descriptor Spanish:   Leucopoyesis 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Leucopoese 
Tree Number:   G04.152.825.597
G09.188.343.597
Definition English:   The process of generating white blood cells (LEUKOCYTES) from the pluripotent HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS of the BONE MARROW. There are two significant pathways to generate various types of leukocytes: MYELOPOIESIS, in which leukocytes in the blood are derived from MYELOID STEM CELLS, and LYMPHOPOIESIS, in which leukocytes of the lymphatic system (LYMPHOCYTES) are generated from lymphoid stem cells. 
History Note English:   98 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
DE drug effects ES ethics
GE genetics IM immunology
PH physiology RE radiation effects
Record Number:   33615 
Unique Identifier:   D019891 

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