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erythroprotein

erythroprotein 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 erythroprotein

What is erythroprotein the misspelling of?
Erythroprotein is the misspelling of erythropoietin.

Words near erythroprotein in the dictionary

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

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