Erythopoietin : blood, brain and beyond / by Arthyr J. Sytkowski. -- Wiley-VCH, 2004. -- 59.597/S995

Contents

Contents:

1. Introduction and History  1

2. Developmental Biology of Erythropoiesis and Erythropoietin Production  9

3. Regulation of the Erythropoieticn Gene: A Paradigm for Hypoxia-dependent Genes  25

4. Physiology and Metabolism of Erythropoietin  43

5. Biochemistry and Protein Structure  55

6. Receptor Biology and Signal Transduction  73

7. Clinical Disorders of Erythropoietin and its Receptor  101

8. Recombinant Erythropoietin and the Treatment of Anemia  117

9. Functions of Erythropoietin Outside of Hematopoiesis  155

10. Erythropoietin and Sport  183

11. The Future of Erythropoietin  199