erythropoietin
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Term info
database cross reference
- SNOMEDCT:83042003
- DSSTox_Generic_SID:39678
- NCIt:C20429
- OMIM:133170
- MeSH:D004921
- CASRN:11096-26-7
definition
Erythropoietin, or its alternatives erythropoetin or erthropoyetin (/ɨˌrɪθrɵˈpɔɪ.ɨtɨn/, /ɨˌrɪθrɵˈpɔɪtən/, or /ɨˌriːθrɵ-/) or 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.
definition citation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythropoietin
term editor
Ele Holloway, James Malone, Tomasz Adamusiak