And what that means is it decreases the likelihood of the kidneys are going to remove this protein, the glycoprotein, from the blood plasma. That means this glycoprotein can basically stimulate the production of red blood cells. Now, urethraplatin is not the only glycoprotein that act as a hormone inside our body. We have many other examples of glycoproteins that act as hormones. For instance, we have the thyroid stimulating hormone that is a glycoprotein. We have the human coriane gunitosropin that also acts as a hormone and is a glycoprotein.