Megakaryoblast 3190179 208093273 2008-04-25T12:24:14Z Crenim 6324586 [[Image:Hematopoiesis_(human)_diagram.png|thumb|left|200px|Haematopoiesis]] A '''megakaryoblast''' is a precursor cell to a [[promegakaryocyte]], which in turn becomes a [[megakaryocyte]] during [[haematopoiesis]]. It is the beginning of the [[thrombocytic]] series. It derives from a CFU-Me colony unit of [[pluripotential hemopoietic stem cell]]s. <br style="clear:both;"/> ==External links== * [http://image.bloodline.net/stories/storyReader$1303 Photo] * [http://image.bloodline.net/stories/storyReader$1478 Photo] * [http://image.bloodline.net/stories/storyReader$335 Photo] * [http://www.tau.ac.il/~inter05/throm.htm Life cycle] {{Blood}} {{cell-biology-stub}} [[Category:Leukocytes]] [[pt:Megacarioblasto]] [[tr:Megakaryoblast]]