Thrombopoietin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008674",
  "term": "Thrombopoietin",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance made by the body that helps make blood cells, especially platelets. A form of thrombopoietin made in the laboratory is called recombinant human thrombopoietin and rHu thrombopoietin. Thrombopoietin is being studied as a way to increase the number of platelets in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Also called TPO.",
  "synonyms": [
    "TPO"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/thrombopoietin/"
}