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US
/ɛˌɹɪθɹəˈpɔɪtɪn/
]
NOUN
- a glycoprotein secreted by the kidneys that stimulates the production of red blood cells
How To Use erythropoietin In A Sentence
- However, if symptoms become severe, a blood transfusion or injections of synthetic erythropoietin, a hormone normally produced by the kidneys, may help stimulate red blood cell production and ease fatigue.
- Erythropoietin, the red cell production hormone, can reduce the need for transfusion in stable medical patients with cancer and premature newborn infants.
- The mechanism responsible for polycythaemia is the release of the hormone erythropoietin from the kidney as a result of the shortage of oxygen there.
- However, another study — one of many that could be cited — Effect of N-acetyl-cysteine on the hypoxic ventilatory response and erythropoietin production: linkage between plasma thiol redox state and O2 chemosensitivity, found that very modest doses of NAC, 200 mg three times daily, massively increased erythropoeitin production and increased the hypoxic ventilatory response. An Undetectable Athletic Performance Enhancer? « Isegoria
- High erythropoietin levels can elevate blood pressure either via a polycythemia/hyperviscosity mechanism or by direct pressor effects.
- Another important renal response to ischemia is the release of erythropoietin, which stimulates the bone marrow to increase production of red blood cells.
- Initial attempts to isolate erythropoietin from urine yielded unstable, biologically inactive preparations of the hormone.
- The researchers also found suggestive but inconclusive evidence that erythropoietin may improve overall survival.
- The kidneys release a hormone called erythropoietin, commonly known as EPO, which stimulates the production of oxygen-carrying red blood cells. Re-Entering New York's Atmosphere
- Our purpose was to study the effect of hematinic supplementation on the maternal erythropoietin response during singleton pregnancy.