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- noun
recombinant interleukin 11, a thrombopoieticgrowth factor that directly stimulates theproliferation ofhematopoietic stem cells andmegakaryocyte progenitor cells and induces megakaryocyte maturation resulting in increasedplatelet production
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The growth factor that works for low platelets is called oprelvekin (brand name Neumega).
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