Erythropoietin
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| Erythropoietin | |
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| Term | Erythropoietin |
| Short definition | erythropoietin (eh-RITH-raw-POY-eh-tin) A substance naturally produced by the kidneys that stimulates the bone marrow to make red blood cells. When erythropoietin is made in the laboratory, it is called epoetin alfa or epoetin beta |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
erythropoietin - (pronounced) (eh-RITH-raw-POY-eh-tin) A substance naturally produced by the kidneys that stimulates the bone marrow to make red blood cells. When erythropoietin is made in the laboratory, it is called epoetin alfa or epoetin beta
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