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colony /col·o·ny/ (kol´ah-ne) a discrete group of organisms, as a collection of bacteria in a culture.
colony a discrete group of organisms, as a single cluster of bacteria in a culture that was produced from a single starting bacterium. colony-forming units colonies of pluripotent stem cells located and quantified in the spleen. Colonies grown in vitro interact with erythropoietin to give rise to morphologically identifiable erythroid cells. colony-stimulating factors cytokines produced by lymphocytes and mononuclear phagocytes which stimulate the growth and differentiation of hematopoietic cells. Includes granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, monocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. |
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