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Erythropoietin in the critically ill – is it more than just blood?

Erythropoietin (EPO) has been in clinical use for the treatment of anemia for over 15 years. Recently it has been demonstrated that EPO has actions other than stimulating the bone marrow. It has been suggested that due to its tissue protecting effect, EPO may be effective in improving outcome in the...

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Autor principal: Corwin, Howard L
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1065033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15469592
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc2949
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description Erythropoietin (EPO) has been in clinical use for the treatment of anemia for over 15 years. Recently it has been demonstrated that EPO has actions other than stimulating the bone marrow. It has been suggested that due to its tissue protecting effect, EPO may be effective in improving outcome in the critically ill.
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spelling pubmed-10650332005-03-16 Erythropoietin in the critically ill – is it more than just blood? Corwin, Howard L Crit Care Commentary Erythropoietin (EPO) has been in clinical use for the treatment of anemia for over 15 years. Recently it has been demonstrated that EPO has actions other than stimulating the bone marrow. It has been suggested that due to its tissue protecting effect, EPO may be effective in improving outcome in the critically ill. BioMed Central 2004 2004-09-06 /pmc/articles/PMC1065033/ /pubmed/15469592 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc2949 Text en Copyright © 2004 BioMed Central Ltd
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Corwin, Howard L
Erythropoietin in the critically ill – is it more than just blood?
title Erythropoietin in the critically ill – is it more than just blood?
title_full Erythropoietin in the critically ill – is it more than just blood?
title_fullStr Erythropoietin in the critically ill – is it more than just blood?
title_full_unstemmed Erythropoietin in the critically ill – is it more than just blood?
title_short Erythropoietin in the critically ill – is it more than just blood?
title_sort erythropoietin in the critically ill – is it more than just blood?
topic Commentary
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1065033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15469592
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc2949
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