CFU-LT |
CFU-Mast |
Small inducible cytokine A28 |
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[Colony-forming unit macrophage; macrophage colony-forming cells; macrophage colony-forming units] Term used to describe a particular developmental type of blood-forming cells (see also: hematopoiesis).
CFU-M can be identified in a colony formation assay by the specific morphology of the cells. These cells express the cell surface markers CD13, CD15, CD33, CD38 and HLA-DR.
The cells respond to IL3, IL4, IL34, IFN-gamma, SCF, and colony stimulating factors (see:
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