erythropoietin

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a glycoprotein secreted by the kidneys that stimulates the production of red blood cells

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A manufactured form of erythropoietin can be given to improve the symptoms of anemia. Source: Internet

When the oxygen content of the blood is chronically low, these oxygen-sensitive cells secrete erythropoietin (EPO) into the blood. Source: Internet

Tyrosine residues located in the cytoplasmic domain of the erythropoietin receptor are consequently phosphorylated by the activated protein kinase JAK. Source: Internet

The oxygen content sensors in the kidneys detect this lower than normal oxygen concentration in the arterial blood, and increase their secretion of erythropoietin into the blood. Source: Internet

The kidneys produce a hormone called erythropoietin that’s important for the production of red blood cells that carry oxygen throughout the body. Source: Internet

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