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Also known as Eritropoiese

thumb|350px|Life cycle of a red blood cell

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hemopoiesis
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Contents
  • Erythrocyte differentiation
  • Characteristics seen in erythrocytes during erythropoiesis
  • Mechanism of erythropoiesis
  • Regulation of erythropoiesis
  • Stress erythropoiesis
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|350px|Life cycle of a red blood cell

Erythropoiesis (from Greek ἐρυθρός, erythros, meaning red, and ποίησις, poiēsis, meaning creation, production, making) is the process which produces red blood cells (erythrocytes), which is the development from erythropoietic stem cell to mature red blood cell.

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