1) Glycoprotein 2) Hormone of the kidney
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1) Hematopoietin
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Erythropoietin, (n) also known as EPO, is a glycoprotein hormone that controls erythropoiesis, or red blood cell production. It is a cytokine (protein signaling molecule) for erythrocyte (red blood cell) precursors in the bone marrow. Human EPO has a molecular weight of 34 kDa. Also called hematopoietin or hemopoietin, it is produced by interstiti...
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A substance that is naturally produced by the kidneys, and that stimulates the bone marrow to make red blood cells. When erythropoietin is made in the laboratory, it is called epoetin alfa or epoetin beta.
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<growth factor, hormone> Erythropoietin is a Glycoprotein (46 kD) hormone produced by specialised cells in the kidneys that regulates the production of red blood cells in the marrow. ... These cells are sensitive to low arterial oxygen concentration and will release erythropoietin when oxygen is low. Erythropoietin stimulates the bone marrow ...
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(ә-rith″ro-poi´ә-tin) a glycoprotein hormone secreted by the kidney in the adult and by the liver in the fetus, which acts on stem cells of the bone marrow to stimulate red blood cell production (erythropoiesis). recombinant human erythropoietin epoetin.
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(EPO) Type: Term Pronunciation: ĕ-rith′rō-poy′ĕ-tin Definitions: 1. A protein containing sialic acid that enhances erythropoiesis by stimulating formation of proerythroblasts and release of reticulocytes from bone marrow; it is formed by the kidney and liver, and possibly by other tissues, and can be detected in hu...
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Erythropoietin is a polypeptide hormone present in vertebrates and secreted mainly by the kidneys but also by other organs including the liver. It stimulates the proliferation and maturation of erythrocytes in red bone marrow.
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A hormone produced by the kidneys that stimulates red blood cell production in the bone marrow
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A recombinant version of a natural hormone that induces growth of red blood cells, Erythropoietin is used in the treatment of anemia
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noun a glycoprotein secreted by the kidneys that stimulates the production of red blood cells
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(EPO) A body chemical (hormone) mainly made by the kidneys that causes the bone marrow to make red blood cells. A lack of this hormone can cause anaemia.
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a hormone that stimulates production of red blood cells and hemoglobin in the bone marrow, synthesized in response to low levels of oxygen in the tissues.
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