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COLONY-FORMING CELL [1 record]

Record 1 2009-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
DEF

Any of several hematopoietic stem cells identified by their ability to give rise to monoclonal colonies in the spleen when transplanted into isogeneic, lethally irradiated mice, including pluripotent myeloid stem cells and the precursors of neutrophils and monocytes, eosinophils, erythrocytes and megakariocytes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
CONT

Les cellules souches CFU de chaque lignée se différencient ensuite vers les précurseurs identifiables sur un frottis de moelle par la cytolyse classique. Différents facteurs inducteurs et inhibiteurs régulent la production de cellules matures à partir de la cellule souche unipotente.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inmunología
DEF

Célula viva y aislada que se encuentra en un sustrato y en condiciones ambientales adecuadas [...] produce una colonia en un lapso de tiempo breve.

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