Biologically Active Substance
growth factor Audio
growth fac·tor [ grothe fak-ter ]
Definitions related to growth factor:
  • A substance produced by the body to stimulate tissue growth.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Growth Factors are extracellular signaling molecules (ligands) involved in control of target cell proliferation, cell survival, and cell differentiation.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Signal molecules that are involved in the control of cell growth and differentiation.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Substances made by the body that function to regulate cell division and cell survival. Some growth factors are also produced in the laboratory and used in biological therapy.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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