Chemicals and Drugs

Erythropoietin

Glycoprotein hormone, secreted chiefly by the KIDNEY in the adult and the LIVER in the FETUS, that acts on erythroid stem cells of the BONE MARROW to stimulate proliferation and differentiation.

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Glycoprotein hormone, secreted chiefly by the KIDNEY in the adult and the LIVER in the FETUS, that acts on erythroid stem cells of the BONE MARROW to stimulate proliferation and differentiation.

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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  1. D09w.400w.430w.775w.150
  2. D12.644w.276.374w.410.240w.150
  3. D12.776w.395w.240w.150
  4. D12.776w.467.374w.410.240w.150
  5. D23.529.374w.410.240w.150

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Erythropoietin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004921. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004921
  2. Erythropoietin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24779859