Definition of Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor

1. Noun. A cytokine protein secreted by macrophages, T cells, mast cells, endothelial cells and fibroblasts. ¹

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Medical Definition of Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor

1. An acidic glycoprotein of mw 23 kD with internal disulfide bonds. It is produced in response to a number of inflammatory mediators by mesenchymal cells present in the haemopoietic environment and at peripheral sites of inflammation. It stimulates the production of neutrophilic granulocytes, macrophages, and mixed granulocyte-macrophage colonies from bone marrow cells and can stimulate the formation of eosinophil colonies from foetal liver progenitor cells. It also has some functional activities in mature granulocytes and macrophages. It is used to promote the recovery of the white blood cells following chemotherapy. Chemical name: Colony-stimulating factor 2 See: colony-stimulating factor. Acronym: GM-CSF (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Granulocyte-macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor

granule
granule cell
granule cell of connective tissue
granule cells
granules
granuliferous
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granulite
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granuloblast
granuloblastosis
granulocyte
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granulocytes
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granulocytic leukaemia
granulocytic leukemia
granulocytic sarcoma
granulocytic series
granulocytin
granulocytopenia
granulocytopoiesis
granulocytopoietic
granulocytosis
granuloma
granuloma annulare

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