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Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Blood Physiological Phenomena > Hematopoiesis > Leukopoiesis
Cell Physiological Phenomena > Cell Differentiation > Hematopoiesis > Leukopoiesis

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Leukopoiesis  

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  • 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.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019891

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