colony-stimulating factor
colony–stimulating factor
nounDefinition of COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR
: any of several glycoproteins that promote the differentiation of stem cells especially into blood granulocytes and macrophages and that stimulate their proliferation into colonies in culture
First Known Use of COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR
1969
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