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Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

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Entry terms

  • Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factor
  • Hematopoietic-CGF
  • Hematopoietins

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