erythropoietin

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English

Erythropoietin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, red) and ποιητής (poiētḗs, creator, maker) and -in.

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  • IPA(key): /ɪˌɹɪθɹəˈpɔɪ.ɪtɪn/
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Noun

erythropoietin (plural erythropoietins)

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

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