myeloid:erythroid ratio

Reference interval

• a normal myeloid/erythroid ratio is 3-4/1

Procedure

• after a low power survey of a bone marrow aspirate, cells are examined under high power (oil-immersion) to identify the hematopoietic cells present
• a total of 300-500 nucleated cells should be examined to obtain an estimate of the myeloid/erythroid ratio present in the bone marrow

More general terms

• laboratory analysis

Additional terms

• erythroid progenitor cell
• myeloid stem cell