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Interleukin-6 and megakaryocytopoiesis: an update

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 Interleukin-6 is a pleiotropic cytokine which shows a wide variety of biologic functions on various tissues and cells. Indeed, IL-6 acts not only on B cells but also on T cells, hepatocytes, hematopoietic progenitor cells, megakaryocytes, etc. In this review, I have attempted to summarize the new data concerning the effect of IL-6 on megakaryocytes and platelets.

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  1. Laboratory of Experimental Hematology and Oncology, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium and Laboratory of Radiobiology, CEN-SCK, Mol, Belgium, , , , , , BE

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Received: 26 February 1996 / Accepted: 2 July 1996

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Baatout, S. Interleukin-6 and megakaryocytopoiesis: an update. Ann Hematol 73, 157–162 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002770050220

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