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erythropoetin

erythropoetin is the misspelling of erythropoietin.

Meaning of erythropoietin

Noun

erythropoietin (plural erythropoietins)

  1. A glycoprotein hormone that functions as a cytokine for erythrocyte precursors in bone marrow.
    • Exogenous administration of erythropoietin can, theoretically, improve endurance exercise performance in the same way as conventional blood doping procedures.1994, Herbert A. DeVries, Terry J. Housh, Physiology of Exercise for Physical Education, Athletics, and Exercise Science, WCB Brown & Benchmark, →ISBN, page 589
    Synonyms:
    EPO

Questions about erythropoetin

What is erythropoetin the misspelling of?
Erythropoetin is the misspelling of erythropoietin.

Words near erythropoetin in the dictionary

  1. erythroplasia
  2. erythroplasia of Queyrat
  3. erythropoeisis
  4. erythropoesis
  5. erythropoetic
  6. erythropoetin
  7. erythropoieses
  8. erythropoiesis
  9. erythropoietic
  10. erythropoietic protoporphyria
  11. erythropoietin

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