Modeling erythropoiesis.

• Main Author: Saraf, Pritha.
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering; DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Biomedical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50162
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In erythropoiesis growth factors like stem cell factor (SCF) and erythropoietin (EPO) react with intrinsically expressed receptors, c-kit and EPO receptor (EPOR) [1] respectively to regulate cell survival, differentiation and proliferation. Yet even today the exact mechanism of these processes rema...