Up until WWII, chewing gum was made of a substance called chicle mixed with flavorings. Chicle is a latex sap that comes from the sapodilla tree (native to Central America). In other words, chicle is a form of rubber. Just like rubber bands don't dissolve when you chew them, neither does chicle.
cause the production of myeloblasts and megakaryoblasts. a) Myeloblasts give rise to the granulocytes (eosinophils, basophils, and the neutrophils) b) Megakaryoblasts give rise . megakaryocytes which will become the . platelets. 3) Monoblasts will become monocytes which will
(See also Overview of Leukemia.) These lymphoid cells (acute lymphocytic leukemia [ALL]) or myeloid cells (acute myelogenous leukemia [AML]) proliferate, replacing normal marrow tissue and hematopoietic cells and inducing anemia, thrombocytopenia, and granulocytopenia.