Biology:CFU-Eos

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CFU-Eos
Details
Gives rise toEosinophils
LocationBone marrow
Functioncolony forming unit
Anatomical terms of microanatomy

CFU-Eo is a colony forming unit that gives rise to eosinophils.[1] Some sources prefer the term "CFU-Eos".[2] It is also known as "hEoP".[3]

References

  1. Cotran, Ramzi S.; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Nelso Fausto; Robbins, Stanley L.; Abbas, Abul K. (2005). Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Saunders. pp. 621. ISBN 0-7216-0187-1. 
  2. "Sustained exposure to nicotine leads to extramedullary hematopoiesis in the spleen". Stem Cells 24 (11): 2373–81. November 2006. doi:10.1634/stemcells.2005-0447. PMID 16825610. 
  3. "Identification of the human eosinophil lineage-committed progenitor: revision of phenotypic definition of the human common myeloid progenitor". J. Exp. Med. 206 (1): 183–93. January 2009. doi:10.1084/jem.20081756. PMID 19114669. PMC 2626675. http://www.jem.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=19114669.