growth-stimulating factor

  • 1Colony-stimulating factor — A laboratory made agent similar to a substance in the body that stimulates the production of blood cells. Treatment with colony stimulating factors (CSFs) can help the blood forming tissue recover from the effects of chemotherapy and radiation… …

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  • 2colony-stimulating factor — CSF one of a group of substances (haemopoietic growth factors or hormones) that are produced in the bone marrow and stimulate the production of specific blood cells. Genetically engineered granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G CSF) stimulates… …

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  • 3Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor — Not to be confused with granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor. Colony stimulating factor 3 (granulocyte) Crystal structure of 3 molecules of human G CSF. From PDB …

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  • 4Macrophage colony-stimulating factor — Colony stimulating factor 1 (macrophage) PDB rendering based on 1hmc …

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  • 5Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor — Not to be confused with granulocyte colony stimulating factor. Colony stimulating factor 2 (granulocyte macrophage) PDB rendering based on 2gmf …

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  • 6Colony stimulating factor 1 receptor — Rendering based on PDB 2I0V …

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  • 7Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor — The granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor receptor also known as CD116 (Cluster of Differentiation 116), is a receptor for granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor, which stimulates the production of white blood cells. The… …

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  • 8Factor de crecimiento — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Los factores de crecimiento o GF (degrowth factor) son un conjunto de sustancias, la mayoría de naturaleza proteica que junto con las hormonas y los neurotransmisores desempeñan una importante función en la… …

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  • 9growth factor — n a substance (as a vitamin B12 or an interleukin) that promotes growth and esp. cellular growth * * * any of various chemicals, particularly polypeptides, that have a variety of important roles in the stimulation of new cell growth and cell… …

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  • 10Growth factor — The term growth factor refers to a naturally occurring protein capable of stimulating cellular growth, [DorlandsDict|three/000038554|growth factor] proliferation and cellular differentiation. Growth factors are important for regulating a variety… …

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