To elucidate the safety and efficacy of exogenous erythropoietin (EPO) for the protection of photoreceptor cells in a rat model of retinal detachment (RD). Intravitreal injection of EPO 400 ng into ...

Anemia is a frequent complication of chronic renal failure (CRF). Insufficient production of glycoprotein hormone erythropoietin (Epo) is a main causative factor of uremic anemia. Currently, regular ...

The pharmaceutical company Affymax just got $10 million for moving forward with an anemia treatment that would require one injection a month as opposed to as many as several shots a week. Imagine the ...

Sportsmen and women have been known to dope with the blood hormone Epo to enhance their performance. Researchers have now discovered, through animal testing, that Epo has a performance-enhancing ...