The proteins in them are characteristic of fetal and embryonic cells rather than of mature erythrocytes, and the authors take care to call them «erythroid cells» rather than true erythrocytes. (discovermagazine.com)
The cytokine - inducible SH2 domain containing protein CIS negatively regulates signaling by promoting apoptosis in erythroid progenitor cells. (dkfz.de)
Human erythropoiesis is a complex multistep process that involves the differentiation of early erythroid progenitors to mature erythrocytes. (robertlanza.com)