MAYFLY
\mˈe͡ɪfla͡ɪ], \mˈeɪflaɪ], \m_ˈeɪ_f_l_aɪ]\
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slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
By Princeton University
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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).