Anatomy HELP!!?!

Question: cant find this any were in my textbook

A patient on renal dialysis has a low red blood count What hormone, secreted by the kidney, can be assumed to be deficient?

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Answers: cant find this any were in my textbook

A patient on renal dialysis has a low red blood count What hormone, secreted by the kidney, can be assumed to be deficient?

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erythropoietin.it is secreted by kidneys due to low level of oxygen...it increases the rate of production of red blood cells..

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RBC production is stimulated by hypoxia with the hormone erythropoietin secreted by the kidneys.

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