growth factor
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3.9
- noun
- /ɡroʊθ ˈfæktər/
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factor de crecimiento
- Skin cells release growth factors that help in tissue repair and regeneration.
- platelet-derived growth factor
- fibroblast growth factor
- epidermal growth factor
So it's a very important, you know, growth factor for neurons.
- So it's a very important, you know, growth factor for neurons.
- Your blood serum is actually very rich in growth factors.
- Now what EGF stands for is epidermal growth factor.
- The way they work primarily is by secreting very powerful proteins, molecules, growth factors that promote native recovery.
- And then in that process, when you do laser, it'll also be applied with growth factors, which replaces PRP.
- It's it increases VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor, which basically makes your blood vessels grow more.
- Another root cause is a decrease in the appropriate growth factors and repair factors that your body should be secreting around your plantar fascia.
- They were churning out growth factor and they had turned off the programming for program cell death.
- IGF one, the central growth factor pro aging, it stays down for months.
- And remember BDNF that you know the growth factor, it actually helps BDNF express itself.
Examples
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Let's lubricate the joints, let's add growth factors and recruit your body's own stem cells.
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A new recombinant growth factor, kgf-2, is currently undergoing clinical trials.
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So it's a very important, you know, growth factor for neurons.
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For example, these mutant cells are able to grow faster compared to the normal cells, even under conditions where major growth factors are absent.
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And each one of these growth factors has its own cognate receptor.
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While clinical research has identified more than 30 growth factors, platelet-derived growth factor is instrumental in normal wound healing.
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The wound care industry was dramatically changed with the addition of a topical growth factor to the choices in wound care.
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Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is one of the most ubiquitous of the peptide regulatory growth factors.
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Beclin 1 can also regulate endocytosis and receptor recycling, crucial processes for growth factor signaling in neurons.
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Age-related (idiopathic) bone loss in men may be related to changes in growth factor, nutritional deficiencies, lifestyle, and loss of gonadal function.
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Synonyms
A natural or man-made substance in plants that controls how they grow and develop
Antonyms
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6.0
A substance that slows down and can stop chemical reactions in the body or in a lab
How Strong
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3
3.9
- Specialized
- Specialized
27
4.9
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173
4.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a factor that contributes to growth' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'growth' (increase, development) with 'factor' (an element that influences an outcome). This is a straightforward, compositional noun–noun construction common across languages and domains, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Growth factor comes from the simple image of a small substance that helps cells grow: growth (making bigger) and factor (something that causes change). That's why it means a natural substance that tells cells to 'grow' and change.