macrophage colony-stimulating factor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003883",
  "term": "macrophage colony-stimulating factor",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A mononuclear phagocyte colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) synthesized by mesenchymal cells. The compound stimulates the survival, proliferation, and differentiation of hematopoietic cells of the monocyte-macrophage series. M-CSF is a disulfide-bonded glycoprotein dimer with a MW of 70 kDa. It binds to a specific high affinity receptor (macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor).",
  "synonyms": [
    "colony stimulating factor 1",
    "colony stimulating factor-1"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "colony-stimulating factors"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2015",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "factor de estimulación de colonias de macrófagos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/macrophage-colony-stimulating-factor/"
}