Definition: Glycoprotein hormone, secreted chiefly by the KIDNEY in the adult and the LIVER in the FETUS, that acts on erythroid stem cells of the BONE MARROW to stimulate proliferation and differentiation.
darbepoetin alfa [ Amgen brand of darbepoetin alfa,Aranesp,Aranest,KRN 321,KRN-321,KRN321,darbepoietin alfa,novel erythropoiesis stimulating protein ] used to treat anemia; amino acid sequence in first source