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'''Colony-stimulating factor'''s (CSF) are growth regulatory factors which influence functional activity, survival, proliferation and differentiation of myeloid mature and haemopoietic cells. Four distinct CSFs were characterized<ref>PMID:9360058</ref>.<br /> | '''Colony-stimulating factor'''s (CSF) are growth regulatory factors which influence functional activity, survival, proliferation and differentiation of myeloid mature and haemopoietic cells. Four distinct CSFs were characterized<ref>PMID:9360058</ref>.<br /> | ||
*'''Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor''' (G-CSF) | *'''Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor''' (G-CSF) acts on proliferation, functional stimulation and differentiation of progenitors of neutrophils.<br /> | ||
*'''Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor''' (GM-CSF) | *'''Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor''' (GM-CSF) acts on proliferation, functional stimulation and differentiation of progenitors of neutrophils, monocytes and granulocytes<ref>PMID:16474424</ref>.<br /> | ||
*'''Macrophage colony-stimulating factor''' (M-CSF) | *'''Macrophage colony-stimulating factor''' (M-CSF) or ''lanimostin'' acts on proliferation, functional stimulation and differentiation of progenitors of monocytes and macrophages.<br /> | ||
*'''multi-colony-stimulating factor''' also known as interleukin 3.<br /> | *'''multi-colony-stimulating factor''' also known as interleukin 3.<br /> | ||
