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[growth factor, growth factor-activated, growth factor-specific]
This collective term originally referred to substances that promote cell growth.
The term is used rather loosely now, comprising molecules that function as growth stimulators (mitogens) but also as growth inhibitors (sometimes referred to as negative growth factors), factors that stimulate cell migration (see: Motogenic cytokines) or as chemotactic agents (see also: Chemotaxis) or inhibit cell migration or invasion of tumor cells, factors that modulate differentiated functions of cells, factors involved in apoptosis, factors involved in angiogenesis, or factors that promote survival of cells without influencing growth and
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