Growth And Differentiation Factors

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• growth — /grohth/, n. 1. the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase. 2. size or stage of development: It hasn t yet reached its full growth. 3. completed development. 4. development from a simpler to a more complex stage:… …   Universalium

• Growth differentiation factor-9 — Growth differentiation factor 9, also known as GDF9, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: GDF9 growth differentiation factor 9| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=2661| accessdate = ] …   Wikipedia

• Growth differentiation factor — Growth differentiation factors (GDFs) are a subfamily of proteins belonging to the transforming growth factor beta superfamily that have functions predominantly in development.cite journal |author=Herpin A, Lelong C, Favrel P |title=Transforming… …   Wikipedia

• Growth medium — An agar plate an example of a bacterial growth medium. Specifically, it is a streak plate; the orange lines and dots are formed by bacterial colonies. A growth medium or culture medium is a liquid or gel designed to support the growth of… …   Wikipedia

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• seed and fruit — ▪ plant reproductive part Introduction       respectively, the characteristic reproductive (reproductive system, plant) body of both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (conifers, cycads, and ginkgos) and the ovary that encloses it.… …   Universalium

• Environmental toxins and fetal development — It has long been known that the fetus can be sensitive to impacts from adverse environmental exposures. Fetal development can be affected by exposures that occur to either parent prior to conception and to the mother post conception. Fetal… …   Wikipedia

• epidermal growth factor — n a polypeptide hormone that stimulates cell proliferation esp. of epithelial cells by binding to receptor proteins on the cell surface abbr. EGF * * * (EGF) a mitogenic polypeptide originally extracted from the submandibular glands of male mice; …   Medical dictionary

• Growth 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… …   Wikipedia

• Differentiation (sociology) — See articles: sociology, sociological theory, social theory, and system theory Differentiation is a term in system theory (found in sociology.) From the viewpoint of this theory, the principal feature of modern society is the increased process of …   Wikipedia

• cluster of differentiation — Cell membrane molecules that are used to classify leukocytes into subsets. CD molecules are classified by monoclonal antibodies. There are four general types: type I transmembrane proteins have their COOH termini in the cytoplasm and their NH2… …   Medical dictionary