- colony-forming unit–erythroid
- (CFU-E) an erythrocyte precursor in the erythrocyte series that follows the burst-forming unit–erythroid and precedes the proerythroblast; detectable mainly in vitro.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
colony-forming unit–erythroid
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burst-forming unit–erythroid — (BFU E) the earliest erythrocyte precursor in the erythrocytic series, detectable mainly in vitro and having a high requirement for erythropoietin; it gets its name from the fact that its growth is composed of subcolonies resembling bursts. It is … Medical dictionary
CFU-E — colony forming unit erythrocyte * * * colony forming unit–erythroid … Medical dictionary
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