The effect of erythropoietin on normal and neoplastic cells

Biologics: Targets and Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages 163-189

  Elliott, Steve ^a   Sinclair, Angus M ^a  

^a AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Angiogenesis; Erythropoietin; Erythropoietin receptor; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ANTIANEMIC AGENT; ERYTHROPOIETIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NOVEL ERYTHROPOIESIS STIMULATING PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CANCER CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPLEX FORMATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ERYTHROPOIESIS; ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; LIVER INJURY; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RECEPTOR GENE; REVIEW; TUMOR PROMOTION;

EID: 84866748197     PISSN: 11775475     EISSN: 11775491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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