Biologically Active Substance
hematopoietic growth factor Audio
[ hee-ma-toh-poy-eh-tik ... ]
Subclass of:
cytokine
Definitions related to hematopoietic cell growth factors:
  • (hematopoietic growth factor) A family of glycoproteins that regulate the proliferation, maturation, and activation of the hematopoietic cells.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (hematopoietic growth factor) A group of proteins that causes blood cells to grow and mature.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (hematopoietic growth factor) Endogenous growth factors which promote the development of blood cells.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • These growth factors comprise a family of hematopoietic regulators with biological specificities defined by their ability to support proliferation and differentiation of blood cells of different lineages. ERYTHROPOIETIN and the COLONY-STIMULATING FACTORS belong to this family. Some of these factors have been studied and used in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, myelodysplastic syndromes, and bone marrow failure syndromes.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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