| erythroid | Of a red colour; reddish; as, the erythroid tunic (the cremaster muscle). Origin: Gr. Red: cf. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| erythroid cell | Cell that will give rise to erythrocytes. (18 Nov 1997) |
| erythroid progenitor cells | Committed, erythroid stem cells derived from myeloid stem cells. The progenitor cells develop in two phases: erythroid burst-forming units (bfu-e) followed by erythroid colony-forming units (cfu-e). Bfu-e differentiate into cfu-e on stimulation by erythropoietin, and then further differentiate into erythroblasts when stimulated by other factors. (12 Dec 1998) |
| erythroid transcription factor | <molecular biology> Transcription factor that binds to regulatory regions of genes expressed in erythroid cells. (18 Nov 1997) |
| erythroidin | A nicotinic cholinergic antagonist which unlike most members of this group of agents, is a tertiary amine and hence enters the central nervous system. (05 Mar 2000) |