"Epoetin Alfa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A recombinant glycosylated form of erythropoietin which stimulates the differentiation and proliferation of erythroid precursors. It is used for the treatment of ANEMIA associated with CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE in dialysis and predialysis patients.
| Descriptor ID |
D000068817
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.374.410.240.150.500 D12.776.395.240.150.750 D12.776.467.374.410.240.150.500 D23.529.374.410.240.150.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Epoetin Alfa- Epoetin Alfa
- Alfa, Epoetin
- Recombinant 1-165 Erythropoietin, Glycoform Alpha
- Recombinant 1 165 Erythropoietin, Glycoform Alpha
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epoetin Alfa" by people in Profiles.
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Chronic kidney disease, anemia, and epoetin. N Engl J Med. 2007 Mar 01; 356(9):957; author reply 958-9.