eˌrythroˈpoietin
[f. erythropoietic a. + -in1.]
A protein formed in the kidney that stimulates the formation of red blood cells (erythropoiesis).
| 1948 Acta Physiol. Scand. XVI. 152 Our present knowledge of the formation of erythropoietins and their role in anoxic conditions is limited. 1958 Nature 31 May 1537 Recently the presence of a substance capable of stimulating erythropoiesis (erythropoietin) in the peripheral blood of man and anæmic animals has been demonstrated repeatedly by a variety of assay methods. 1963 Lancet 12 Jan. 89/2 He supports the suggestion that there is a single erythropoietin produced or activated by the kidney. |