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Which hormone produced by the kidney stimulates the formation of red blood cells?
AErythroblastin
BErythromycin
CErythrocytosis
DErythropoietin
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Erythropoietin
1. The kidney is another organ that secretes hormones.
2. Its juxtaglomerular cells make a peptide hormone.
3. They produce erythropoietin which stimulates erythropoiesis.
4. That is the formation of red blood cells.
_Source: NCERT Class XI Biology, Ch 19 'Chemical Coordination and Integration'_
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