Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
col·o·ny–stim·u·lat·ing factor Pronunciation:
-"stim-y&-"lAt-i[ng]- Function:
noun : any of severalglycoproteins that promote the differentiation of stem cells especially into blood granulocytes and macrophages and that stimulate their proliferation into colonies in culture —see
GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR INTERLEUKIN-3 MACROPHAGECOLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR
