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erythropoitin

erythropoitin 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 erythropoitin

What is erythropoitin the misspelling of?
Erythropoitin is the misspelling of erythropoietin.

Words near erythropoitin in the dictionary

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

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