A substance, such as a vitamin or hormone, which is required for the stimulation of growth in living cells.
〔生〕生长因子（如维生素或激素）
Example sentencesExamples
A specific growth factor for liver cells is thought to stimulate their vigorous proliferation.
Studies of cell cultures show that growth factors are essential for cells to multiply, with the particular growth factor or factors required depending on the cell type.
The researchers found that when monocytes were exposed to a growth factor, they created a set of pluripotent stem cells.
The positive response is paralleled by a rise in the insulin-like growth factor.
Insulin-like growth factor, another muscle builder, is undetectable.
Definition of growth factor in US English:
growth factor
nounˈfaktôr
Biology
A substance, such as a vitamin or hormone, which is required for the stimulation of growth in living cells.
〔生〕生长因子（如维生素或激素）
Example sentencesExamples
The researchers found that when monocytes were exposed to a growth factor, they created a set of pluripotent stem cells.
Studies of cell cultures show that growth factors are essential for cells to multiply, with the particular growth factor or factors required depending on the cell type.
The positive response is paralleled by a rise in the insulin-like growth factor.
A specific growth factor for liver cells is thought to stimulate their vigorous proliferation.
Insulin-like growth factor, another muscle builder, is undetectable.