If a Hematopoietic Cell is Deprived of Colony-Stimulating Factors, It

Question

If a hematopoietic cell is deprived of colony-stimulating factors, it typically …
A) dies by apoptosis.
B) differentiates randomly into several cell types.
C) differentiates randomly to one cell type.
D) enters a quiescent state.
E) divides without differentiating.

Accepted Answer

Regulation of cell survival, as well as regulation of cell proliferation, is important in regulating the generation of blood cells. Hematopoietic cells fail to receive survival signals and die by apoptosis in massive numbers every day in our body.