PITHECOLOBIUM
\pˌɪθɪkəlˈə͡ʊbi͡əm], \pˌɪθɪkəlˈəʊbiəm], \p_ˌɪ_θ_ɪ_k_ə_l_ˈəʊ_b_iə_m]\
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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).