Preferred Name |
Erythropoietin |
ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C20429 |
ALT_DEFINITION |
A substance that is naturally produced by the kidneys, and 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. |
code |
C20429 |
DEFINITION |
Erythropoietin (193 aa, ~21 kDa) is encoded by the human EPO gene. This protein plays a role in both erythropoiesis and the maintenance of red blood cell volume. |
FULL_SYN |
Hemopoietin Epoetin Erythrocyte Colony Stimulating Factor EPO Hematopoietin |
label |
Erythropoietin |
Legacy_Concept_Name |
Erythropoietin |
OMIM_Number |
133170 |
Preferred_Name |
Erythropoietin |
prefixIRI |
C20429 |
prefLabel |
Erythropoietin |
Semantic_Type |
Hormone Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein |
Swiss_Prot |
P01588 |
UMLS_CUI |
C0014822 |
subClassOf |