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Erythropoietin (EPO) is a hormone produced by the kidney in response to hypoxia. It stimulates the red bone marrow to increase erythropoiesis, increasing red blood cell production. The spleen functions to sequester and destroy worn-out red blood cells. The spleen also has an important role in immune function by detecting and responding to blood-borne antigens.
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This is the correct answer. Erythropoietin (EPO) is a hormone produced by the kidney in response to hypoxia. It stimulates the red bone marrow to increase erythropoiesis, increasing red blood cell production.
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Erythropoietin (EPO) is a hormone produced by the kidney in response to hypoxia. It stimulates the red bone marrow to increase erythropoiesis, increasing red blood cell production. The red bone marrow also contains stem cells that can differentiate to form white blood cells and platelets.
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Red bone marrow
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Erythropoietin (EPO) is a hormone produced by the kidney in response to hypoxia. It stimulates the red bone marrow to increase erythropoiesis, increasing red blood cell production. The liver has many functions including being a glucose and fat buffer, as well as protein and drug metabolism.
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Erythropoietin (EPO) is a hormone produced by the kidney in response to hypoxia. It stimulates the red bone marrow to increase erythropoiesis, increasing red blood cell production. The thyroid's primary function is to produce thyroid hormone in the form of T4 (mainly) and T3.
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Renal erythropoietin secretion
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A 72-year-old man attends his GP for an annual review. He has a past medical history of severe COPD, diagnosed 25 years ago. The GP orders routine blood tests and they come back showing an erythrocytosis. The GP suspects this has occurred secondary to chronic hypoxia from his COPD.

Hypoxia stimulates erythropoietin production, which in turn stimulates the red bone marrow to increase erythropoiesis.

Where is erythropoietin produced?
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