CEPHALAGOGUS
\sˈɛfɐlˌaɡɒɡəs], \sˈɛfɐlˌaɡɒɡəs], \s_ˈɛ_f_ɐ_l_ˌa_ɡ_ɒ_ɡ_ə_s]\
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Colony Stimulating Factor 1
- mononuclear phagocyte factor (CSF) synthesized by mesenchymal cells. The compound stimulates survival, proliferation, and differentiation hematopoietic cells monocyte-series. M-CSF is a disulfide-bonded glycoprotein dimer with MW of 70 kDa. It binds to specific high affinity receptor (RECEPTOR, MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR).