Erythropoietin

Introduction: Erythropoietin

Description of Erythropoietin

Erythropoietin: A substance that is naturally produced by the kidneys, and that stimulates the bone marrow to make red blood cells. When erythropoietin is made in the laboratory, it is called epoetin alfa or epoetin beta.
Source: National Institute of Health

Erythropoietin: Human erythropoietin is an acidic glycoprotein hormone with a molecular mass of 34 kD. As the prime regulator of red cell production, its major functions are to promote erythroid differentiation and to initiate hemoglobin synthesis.[supplied by OMIM](LocusLink)
Source: Diseases Database

Erythropoietin: glycoprotein hormone, secreted chiefly by the kidney in the adult and the liver in the fetus, that acts on erythroid stem cells of the bone marrow to stimulate proliferation and differentiation.
Source: CRISP

Erythropoietin: Glycoprotein hormone, secreted chiefly by the kidney in the adult and the liver in the fetus, that acts on erythroid stem cells of the bone marrow to stimulate proliferation and differentiation.
Source: MeSH 2007

Erythropoietin: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Erythropoietin:

• Human
• Glycoprotein
• Hormone
• Molecular
• Molecular disease
• Mass
• Mass syndrome
• Regulator
• Red
• Cell

Terms associated with Erythropoietin:

Terms Similar to Erythropoietin:

• Darbepoetin alfa
• EPO
• Epoetin alfa

Source: Diseases Database

Related Topics

• Receptors, Erythropoietin

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Erythropoietin:

• Erythropoietin, Recombinant

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Erythropoietin

• Colony-Stimulating Factors

Source - MeSH 2007

• hematopoietic growth factor

Source - CRISP

The term Erythropoietin can be used for:

• ECSF (erythrocyte colony stimulating factor)
• epogen
• erythrocyte colony stimulating factor
• hematopoietin

Source: CRISP

The description of Erythropoietin may also be used for the following terms:

• ECSF
• Epo

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Erythropoietin

The following list attempts to classify Erythropoietin into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Peptides
    • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
      • Cytokines
        • Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors
          • Colony-Stimulating Factors
            • Erythropoietin

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Glycoproteins
      • Colony-Stimulating Factors
        • Erythropoietin

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
      • Cytokines
        • Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors
          • Colony-Stimulating Factors
            • Erythropoietin

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Biological Factors
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
    • Cytokines
      • Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors
        • Colony-Stimulating Factors
          • Erythropoietin

External links related to: Erythropoietin

• Eprex solution for injection , SPC from the eMC
• Erythropoietin Information Summary: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• Aranesp Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Darbepoetin Alfa - RxList Monographs
• Aranesp SureClick , SPC from the eMC
• Procrit® brand epoetin alfa (erythropoietin): a complete guide from AIDSmeds.com
• Erythropoietin for patients with malignant disease (Cochrane Review)
• Procrit Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Erythropoietin - RxList Monographs
• Recombinant human erythropoietin for chronic renal failure anaemia in pre-dialysis patients (Cochrane Review)
• Frequency of administration of recombinant human erythropoietin for anaemia of end-stage renal disease in dialysis patients (Cochrane Review)
• OMIM - ERYTHROPOIETIN; EPO
• CancerSourceMD.Com Drug Guide
• ARANESP , SPC from the eMC
• CancerSourceMD.Com Drug Guide
• RxMed: Pharmaceutical Information - EPREX

Source: Diseases Database

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