| mitogen | A substance which is able to induce mitosis of certain eukaryotic cells. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| mitogenesis | <cell biology> The process of stimulating transit through the cell cycle especially as applied to lymphocytes. Concanavalin A is a mitogen for T lymphocytes, the best mitogen for B lymphocytes is Cowan strain Stapylococcus aureus. (18 Nov 1997) |
| mitogenetic | Pertaining to the factor or factors promoting cell mitosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mitogenic | Causing mitosis or transformation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mitogens | Substances that stimulate mitosis and lymphocyte transformation. They include not only substances associated with lectins, but also substances from streptococci (associated with streptolysin s) and from strains of alpha-toxin-producing staphylococci. (12 Dec 1998) |
| receptors, mitogen | Glycoprotein molecules on the surface of b- and T-lymphocytes, that react with molecules of antilymphocyte sera, lectins, and other agents which induce blast transformation of lymphocytes. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| pokeweed mitogen | <protein> Any of the lectins derived from the pokeweed, Phytolacca americana, all of which will stimulate T-cells. Binds _ D acetylglucosamine. (18 Nov 1997) |