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erythropoietin
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Erythropoietin, or its alternatives erythropoetin or erthropoyetin (/ɨˌrɪθrɵˈpɔɪ.ɨtɨn/, /ɨˌrɪθrɵˈpɔɪtən/, or /ɨˌriːθrɵ-/) or EPO, is a glycoprotein hormone that controls erythropoiesis, or red blood cell production. It is a cytokine (protein signaling molecule) for erythrocyte (red blood cell) precursors in the bone marrow.
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erythropoietin
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythropoietin
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Ele Holloway, James Malone, Tomasz Adamusiak