Definition of "lymphopoiesis" [lymphopoiesis]

• The formation of lymphocytes. (noun)

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• "Bergman Y (1999) Allelic exclusion in B and T lymphopoiesis."
• "Harley B, Park SY, Kobayashi T, et al. (2007) SOCS3 protein developmentally regulates the chemokine receptor CXCR4-FAK signaling pathway during B lymphopoiesis."
• "Ryan PL, Kirchhof N, Panoskaltsis-Mortari A, Mortari F, et al. (2004) Overexpression of murine TSLP impairs lymphopoiesis and myelopoiesis."