My understanding is that it is a synthetic version of a hormone that the
kidneys normally excrete which tells the bone marrow to produce red blood cells.
If the hormone is low, the bone marrow stops producing. The epogen
replaces the hormone and sends a signal to the bone marrow to start ma
Wendy,
My vet feels it is non-regenerative, he had very few imature cells, his
bone marrow is trying to make them but not succeeding in making enough.
So hopefully the epogen will either kick start him or make enough to
sustain him, I'm really not that clear on how it works, just praying it
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