Ontologiesβ–Έrboβ–Έclassesβ–ΈCL:0000553   
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megakaryocyte progenitor cellImported
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000553

The earliest cytologically identifiable precursor in the thrombocytic series. This cell is capable of endomitosis and lacks expression of hematopoieitic lineage markers (lin-negative).

Lineage negative is described here as CD2-negative, CD3-negative, CD4-negative, CD5-negative, CD8a-negative, CD14-negative, CD19-negative, CD20-negative, CD56-negative, Ly6g-negative, and Ter119-negative.

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Also appears inngboprideaismefoclo + 18
Exact Synonyms
CFU-Meg
colony-forming unit-megakaryocyte
Meg-CFC
megacaryoblast
megacaryocyte progenitor cell
megakaryoblast
megakaryocytic progenitor cell
MkP
Related Synonyms
promegacaryocyte
promegakaryocyte
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