Megakaryocyte–erythroid progenitor cell

Lineage. Captions in Polish, but "MEP" visible at bottom center.

The megakaryocyte–erythroid progenitor cell (or MEP, or hMEP to specify human[1]) is a cell that gives rise to megakaryocytes and erythrocytes.[2][3]

It is derived from the common myeloid progenitor.[4]

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