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erythropoietins

erythropoietins is the plural 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 erythropoietins

What is erythropoietins the plural of?
Erythropoietins is the plural of erythropoietin.

Words near erythropoietins in the dictionary

  1. erythropoieses
  2. erythropoiesis
  3. erythropoietic
  4. erythropoietic protoporphyria
  5. erythropoietin
  6. erythropoietins
  7. erythropoitin
  8. erythroprosopalgia
  9. erythroprotein
  10. erythropsia
  11. erythroscope

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