Meaning Of The Word Erythropoietin
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Erythropoietin Meaning
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erythropoietin in American English
a hormone that stimulates erythropoiesis, produced mainly in the kidneys of higher organisms noun: a hormone that stimulates production of red blood cells and hemoglobin in the bone marrow, synthesized in response to low levels of oxygen in the tissues erythropoietin in British English noun: a hormone, secreted by the kidney in response to low levels of oxygen in the tissues, that increases the rate of erythropoiesis. It has been used as a performance-enhancing drug for athletes and racehorses |
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