growth stimulating substance

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• growth — W2 [grəuθ US grouθ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(increase)¦ 2¦(business/economy)¦ 3¦(size/strength)¦ 4¦(importance)¦ 5¦(personal development)¦ 6¦(disease)¦ 7¦(growing thing)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: grow] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• growth 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… …   Medical dictionary

• growth hormone — any substance that stimulates or controls the growth of an organism, esp. a species specific hormone, as the human hormone somatotropin, secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. Abbr.: GH [1920 25] * * * also called  somatotropin , or  human… …   Universalium

• growth factor — noun A naturally occurring substance capable of stimulating cellular growth, proliferation, and cellular differentiation …   Wiktionary

• Melanocyte-stimulating hormone — proopiomelanocortin (adrenocorticotropin/ beta lipotropin/ alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta endorphin) Identifiers Symbol POMC Entrez 5443 …   Wikipedia

• Colony-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… …   Medical dictionary

• Thimann, Kenneth Vivian — ▪ 1998       British born plant physiologist (b. Aug. 5, 1904, Ashford, Kent, Eng. d. Jan. 15, 1997, Haverford, Pa.), isolated and purified the plant hormone auxin and identified it as a chemical messenger with principal roles in regulating plant …   Universalium

• immune system — Anat. a diffuse, complex network of interacting cells, cell products, and cell forming tissues that protects the body from pathogens and other foreign substances, destroys infected and malignant cells, and removes cellular debris: the system… …   Universalium

• endocrine system — Group of ductless glands that secrete hormones necessary for normal growth and development, reproduction, and homeostasis. The major endocrine glands are the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, islets of Langerhans, adrenals, parathyroids, ovaries …   Universalium

• digestive system, human — Introduction  the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… …   Universalium

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