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Extrarenal erythropoietin production by the liver in the weanling rat

Journal Article · · Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med.; (United States)

Erythropoietin production is considerably reduced but not abolished in adult rats exposed to hypoxia immediately after nephrectomy, whereas in young weanling rats exposed to hypoxia, removal of the kidneys has little effect on the production of the hormone. Thus, the hormone is produced or activated by extrarenal as well as renal tissues. Fried has recently presented evidence implicating the liver as a site of extrarenal erythropoietin production in the adult anephric rat. In the present paper, evidence will be presented that the liver is normally an important site of erythropoietin production or activation in the weanling rat exposed to hypoxia.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Berkeley
OSTI ID:
6548824
Journal Information:
Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med.; (United States) Vol. 145; ISSN PSEBA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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