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Erythropoietin can promote erythroid progenitor survival by repressing apoptosis through Bcl-XL and Bcl-2
1 Sept 1996
Abstract excerpt
Erythropoietin (Epo), the hormone that is the principal regulator of red blood cell production, interacts with high-affinity receptors on the surface of erythroid progenitor cells and maintains their survival. Epo has been shown to promote cell viability by repressing apoptosis; however, the molecular mechanism involved is unclear. In the present studies we have examined whether Epo acts as a survival factor...
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