tissue colony

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• 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

• tissue culture — Culture Cul ture (k?l t?r; 135), n. [F. culture, L. cultura, fr. colere to till, cultivate; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Colony}.] 1. The act or practice of cultivating, or of preparing the earth for seed and raising crops by tillage; as, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• colony-stimulating factors — a group of glycoprotein lymphokine growth factors produced by blood monocytes, tissue macrophages, and stimulated lymphocytes; they are required for differentiation of stem cells into granulocyte and monocyte cell colonies, and were originally… …   Medical dictionary

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

• Granulocyte 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… …   Wikipedia

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

• CSF (colony-stimulating factor) — A laboratory made agent similar to a substance in the body that stimulates the production of blood cells. The colony stimulating factors (CSFs) include granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G CSF) and granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating… …   Medical dictionary

• Factor, colony-stimulating — A laboratory made agent similar to a normally existing substance in the body that stimulates the production of blood cells. The colony stimulating factors (CSFs) include granulocyte colony stimulating factors (G CSF) and granulocyte macrophage… …   Medical dictionary

• Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology       In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …   Universalium

• factor — 1. One of the contributing causes in any action. 2. One of the components that by multiplication makes up a number or expression. 3. SYN: gene. 4. A vitamin or other essential element. 5. An event, characteristic, or other definable entity that …   Medical dictionary

• cnidarian — /nuy dair ee euhn/, n. 1. any invertebrate animal, as a hydra, jellyfish, sea anemone, or coral, considered as belonging to the phylum Cnidaria, characterized by the specialized stinging structures in the tentacles surrounding the mouth; a… …   Universalium