English Explanatory Dictionary

colony-stimulating factor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A secreted glycoprotein that binds to receptor proteins on the surfaces of committed progenitors in the bone marrow, thereby activating intracellular signaling pathways that can cause the cells to proliferate and differentiate into a specific kind of blood cell.

Word forms

colony-stimulating factor colony-stimulating factors

Synonyms

CSF
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