erythropoietin

[ih-rith-roh-poi-i-tn, -poi-eet-n]

e·ryth·ro·poi·e·tin

[ih-rith-roh-poi-i-tn, -poi-eet-n]
noun Biochemistry.
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.

Origin:
1945–50; erythropoiet(ic) + -in2
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Erythropoietin is always a great word to know.
So is endoplasmic reticulum. Does it mean:
process of a bone that ossifies separately and later becomes ankylosed to the main part of the bone
network of tubular membranes within the cytoplasm of the cell, involved in transport of materials
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erythropoietin (ɪˌrɪθrəʊpɔɪˈiːtɪn)
 
n
EPO 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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erythropoietin e·ryth·ro·poi·e·tin (ĭ-rĭth'rō-poi-ē'tĭn)
n.
A glycoprotein hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells by bone marrow.

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erythropoietin   (ĭ-rĭth'rō-poi-ē'tĭn)  Pronunciation Key 
A glycoprotein hormone, secreted mostly by the kidneys in adults and the liver in children, that stimulates stem cells in the bone marrow to produce red blood cells.
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