chalone /chal·one/ (kal´ōn) a group of tissue-specific water-soluble substances that are produced within a tissue and that inhibit mitosis of cells of that tissue and whose action is reversible.
chalone
cha·lone (k  l n , k ln)n. 1. A hormone that inhibits rather than stimulates. 2. Any of several polypeptides produced by a tissue and causing the reversible inhibition of mitosis in cells of that tissue. |
chalone
[kā′lōn]
Etymology: Gk, chalan, to relax
any one of numerous polypeptide inhibitors that are elaborated by a tissue and function like hormones on specific target organs.
chalone
a group of tissue-specific, water-soluble substances that are produced within a tissue and that inhibit mitosis of the cells of that tissue and whose action is reversible.
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