Medical term:
mitogen
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.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
mi·to·gen
(mī'tō-jen),A substance frequently derived from plants that stimulates mitosis and lymphocyte transformation in an antigen-nonspecific manner; includes not only lectins such as phytohemagglutinins, pokeweed mitogen, and concanavalin A, but also substances from streptococci (associated with streptolysin S) and from strains of α-toxin-producing staphylococci.
Synonym(s): transforming agent (1)
[mitosis + G. -gen, producing]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
mitogen
(mī′tə-jən)n.
An agent that induces mitosis.
mi′to·gen′ic (mī′tə-jĕn′ĭk, mĭt′ə-) adj.
mi′to·ge·nic′i·ty (-jə-nĭs′ĭ-tē) n.
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mi·to·gen
(mī'tō-jen)A substance that stimulates mitosis and lymphocyte transformation; includes not only lectins such as phytohemagglutinins and concanavalin A, but also substances from streptococci (associated with streptolysin S) and from strains of α-toxin-producing staphylococci.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
mitogen
1. Any agent that promotes cell nuclear division (MITOSIS). Mitogens are important in genetic research and technology. Pokeweed mitogen, derived from the plant Phytolacca americana , is a powerful mitogen of B LYMPHOCYTES.
2. Any substance that non-specifically causes lymphocytes to proliferate.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
mitogen
a growth factor in the form of a small protein found in blood serum that often has a specific target organ in which it induces MITOSIS.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
mi·to·gen
(mī'tō-jen)A substance that stimulates mitosis and lymphocyte transformation; includes not only lectins such as phytohemagglutinins and concanavalin A, but also substances from streptococci and from strains of α-toxin-producing staphylococci.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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