Term Name: megakaryocyte
Synonyms: megacaryocyte, megalocaryocyte, megalokaryocyte
Definition: A giant cell 50 to 100 micron in diameter, with a greatly lobulated nucleus, found in the bone marrow; mature blood platelets are released from its cytoplasm.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0000556]

Relationships
develops from: megakaryocyte progenitor cell
develops into: platelet
is part of: bone marrow
is a type of: bone marrow hematopoietic cell myeloid cell
has subtype: CD9-positive, CD41-positive megakaryocyte cell CD34-negative, CD41-positive, CD42-positive megakaryocyte cell
bearer_of: euploid
disjoint_from: erythroid lineage cell