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Thrombopoietic agent

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Thrombopoietic agents are drugs that induce the growth and maturation of megakaryocytes. Two of them are currently in clinical use: interleukin 11 and thrombopoietin. Several others are under clinical investigation.

References

  • Michael Clinton Perry. The Chemotherapy Source Book. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008 pg. 51