HyperDic: growth_factor

English > 1 sense of the expression *growth factor*:
NOUN	substance	growth factor	a protein that is involved in cell differentiation and growth

English > *growth factor*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A protein that is involved in cell differentiation and growth.
Narrower	nerve growth factor, NGF	A protein that is involved in the growth of peripheral nerve cells
Broader	protein	Any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells
Catalan	factor de creixement