This Mouse EPO ELISA Kit provides quantitative measurement of erythropoietin in Mus musculus samples, supporting immunological research into this hypoxia-responsive cytokine. Because circulating EPO levels fluctuate dramatically between normoxic and hypoxic states, researchers need an assay calibrated to capture both baseline and stress-induced concentrations across diverse tissue contexts.
Detection Range: The 18.75–1200 pg/mL range spans the low baseline EPO concentrations typical of healthy mouse serum through the elevated levels observed during acute anemia, hypoxic challenge, or renal injury models, minimizing the need for extensive serial dilutions while accommodating physiological surges.
Sensitivity: At 9.375 pg/mL, the assay detects EPO at the low constitutive levels present in normoxic mouse plasma, enabling researchers to establish true baselines before experimental induction of hypoxia or inflammatory stress.
Sample Compatibility: Validation across serum, plasma, and tissue homogenates allows direct comparison of systemic circulating EPO with local production in kidney cortex or liver homogenates, supporting studies that distinguish renal versus extrarenal EPO sources within the same experiment.
Assay Efficiency: The 1–5 hour protocol requiring only 50–100 µL per well accommodates the limited blood volumes obtainable from individual mice, preserving sample for parallel hematological or cytokine analyses without pooling.
This kit is particularly suited for studies of anemia of chronic disease, ischemia-reperfusion injury, and hypoxia-driven immune modulation.