Erythropoietin (Epo)

促红细胞生成素

英文解释

Erythropoietin (Epo) , a glycoprotein, promotes the production of red blood cells (RBCs). Epo increses in the kidney under hypoxia condition, and circulates in the plasma and stimulates marrow progenitors, thereby increasing red cell production.

中文解释

促红细胞生成素 (Epo) ，一种糖蛋白，可促进红细胞 (RBC) 的产生。Epo 在缺氧条件下在肾脏中含量增加，并在血浆中循环并刺激骨髓祖细胞，从而增加红细胞的产生。

参考文献

[1]. Bunn HF. Erythropoietin. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2013 Mar 1;3(3):a011619.