synthetic peptide-based erythropoiesis stimulating agent

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-016949",
  "term": "synthetic peptide-based erythropoiesis stimulating agent",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A synthetic, non-recombinant, pegylated, peptidic erythropoiesis stimulating agent. Synthetic peptide-based erythropoiesis stimulating agent binds to and activates the erythropoietin (EPO) receptor on erythroid progenitor cells, thereby inducing their proliferation and differentiation into mature erythrocytes.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/synthetic-peptide-based-erythropoiesis-stimulating-agent/"
}