Medical Definition of Epoetin alfa
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A 165-amino acid glycoprotein (approximately 62% protein and 38% carbohydrate by weight) that regulates red blood cell production. Epoetin alfa is produced by chinese hamster ovary cells into which the human erythropoetin gene has been inserted.
Pharmacological action: haematinics.
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epoetin Alfa
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