EFFECT OF PROTEIN-DEPRIVATION ON EXTRA-RENAL ERYTHROPOIETIN PRODUCTION

  • 1 January 1978
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 51  (3) , 549-553
Abstract
The production of erythropoietin by rats fed a protein-deficient diet is markedly decreased. This defect can be rapidly reversed by feeding protein. In the experiments reported here, the effect of protein deficiency on the extrarenal production of erythropoietin was investigated. The production of erythropoietin in nephrectomized animals is insensitive to protein depletion.