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mitogen
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mitogen /mi·to·gen/ (mīt″o-jen) a substance that induces mitosis and cell tranformation, especially lymphocyte transformation.mitogen´ic
mi·to·gen (mt-jn)
n.
An agent that stimulates mitosis and lymphocyte transformation.
mito·genic (mt-jnk, mt-) adj.
mito·ge·nici·ty (-j-ns-t) n.
mitogen
[mī′təjən, mit′-]
Etymology: Gk, mitos + genein, to produce
an agent that triggers mitosis. mitogenic, adj.
mitogen [mi´to-jen]
a substance that induces blast transformation; DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis; and proliferation of lymphocytes; e.g., concanavalin A, phytohemagglutinin, or lipopolysaccharide.
mitogen,
n an agent that triggers mitosis.
mitogen
an agent that induces mitosis and lymphocyte blastogenesis.
pokeweed mitogen (PWM)
a lectin from the plant, Phytolacca americana, that produces B and T lymphocyte blastogenesis.
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3)-[beta]-D-glucans, have demonstrated mitogenicity and activation of immune effector cells (Smith 2002, Zhou 2002) as well as a stimulating effect on the production of cytokines (Smith 2002, Goa 2004).
A commercial nutraceutical mix Metabolic Cell-Support (MC-S[TM]) ... by Clark, D.A.; Adams, M.C. / Australian Journal of Medical Herbalism
Some of the biologic responses associated with cellular reactions to endotoxin include fever induction, macrophage activation, B-cell mitogenicity, restrictive lung function changes, and reduction in alveolocapillary gas transfer (Cotran, Kumar, & Collins, 1999; Rylander, 1997).
Side-by-side comparison of three sampling methods for aerosolized ... by White, George / Journal of Environmental Health
[FIGURE 4 OMITTED] Addition of serum 96/2-4 or 96/2-10 selectively increased the mitogenicity of SPE-J by twofold compared to the FCS control.
Superantigens and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome by Fraser, John D. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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