Erythropoietin
Erythropoietin (or EPO) is a glycoprotein hormone that is a growth factor for erythrocyte (red blood cell) precursors in the bone marrow. It increases the number of red blood cells in the blood. Synthetic erythropoietin is available as an expensive injectable therapeutic agent produced by recombinant DNA technology.
Related Topics:
Glycoprotein - Hormone - Growth factor - Erythrocyte - Red blood cell - Bone marrow - Recombinant DNA technology
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Production |
| ► | Action |
| ► | Deficiency of erythropoietin |
| ► | Erythropoietin as a therapeutic agent |
| ► | Erythropoietin as a doping agent |
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