noun
definition
A glycoprotein hormone that functions as a cytokine for erythrocyte precursors in bone marrow
Examples of erythropoietin in a Sentence
There are a number of studies going on in the USA and UK using erythropoietin for people with multiple myeloma.
Kidneys Healthy kidneys produce erythropoietin, a hormone that stimulates the formation of new red blood cells.
There is a drug called erythropoietin (EPO) that may help with anemia.
These products include erythropoietin (EPO ), paclitaxel and a pneumococcal vaccine.
There were also 234 doses of recombinant human erythropoietin, or EPO, the blood booster that threatened to take over world sport.
Production of endogenous erythropoietin is impaired in patients with chronic renal failure and the primary cause of their anemia is due to erythropoietin deficiency.
Anemia commonly results from chronic renal failure, but can be easily treated with injections of the hormone erythropoietin.
He was placed under investigation last week for possession of dangerous substances after admitting having used the blood booster erythropoietin (EPO ).
Deficiency is defined as an inappropriately low serum erythropoietin level in relation to the degree of anemia.
Erythropoietin is a genetically engineered preparation of the human hormone that promotes maturation of red cells in the bone marrow.