Monocytopoiesis

Monocytopoiesis is the process which leads to the production of monocytes (and, subsequently, macrophages).

It can be induced by macrophage colony-stimulating factor.

It is a component of myelopoiesis.[1]

References

Santangelo S, Gamelli RL, Shankar R (January 2001). "Myeloid commitment shifts toward monocytopoiesis after thermal injury and sepsis". Ann. Surg. 233 (1): 97–106. doi:10.1097/00000658-200101000-00015. PMC 1421160. PMID 11141231.

Myeloid blood cells and plasma

Myelopoiesis
(CFU-GEMM)

Granulopoiesis Myeloblast Promyelocyte Myelocyte Metamyelocyte Band cell
Monocytopoiesis Monoblast Promonocyte

Thrombopoiesis Megakaryoblast Promegakaryocyte
Erythropoiesis Proerythroblast Normoblast Reticulocyte

General

Extramedullary hematopoiesis

Macrophages	Histiocytes Kupffer cells Alveolar macrophage Microglia Osteoclasts Epithelioid cells giant cells Langhans giant cells Foreign-body giant cell Touton giant cells
Other	Antigen-presenting cells Dendritic cells Langerhans cell CFU-DL Monoblast MPS

Red blood cells

Immune response

Other

Precursor cells
Myelomonocyte

Other

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