ERYTHROPOIETIN


Meaning of ERYTHROPOIETIN in English

/i rith'roh poy"i tn, -poy eet"n/ , n. Biochem.

a hormone that stimulates production of red blood cells and hemoglobin in the bone marrow, synthesized in response to low levels of oxygen in the tissues.

[ 1945-50; ERYTHROPOIET(IC) + -IN 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .