Erythropoietin

EPO

Marker Haematologic

The kidney's signal telling marrow to build red cells. Androgens raise it, and it is the upstream cause of the haematocrit rise rather than a separate effect.

Relationships

2 connections

Erythropoietin produces

Kidney

Controls sodium and water balance and produces erythropoietin, so it sits behind both the bloat and the rising red cell count.

Erythropoietin stimulates

Red Blood Cell Production

Red cell manufacture, driven by erythropoietin from the kidney. Androgens raise both the signal and the marrow's response to it.

Beyond this page

Erythropoietin also connects to 11 entries in the applied modules, covering supplements, compounds, hormones and food sources. Those carry the mechanism and the evidence tier behind each link, and they are part of client coaching.

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