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growth factor

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003678

A substance made by the body that functions to regulate cell division and cell survival. Some growth factors are also produced in the laboratory and used in biological therapy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003678
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003678",
  "term": "growth factor",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance made by the body that functions to regulate cell division and cell survival. Some growth factors are also produced in the laboratory and used in biological therapy.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/growth-factor/"
}

Record 8,208 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.