Colony Stimulating Factor

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Immunologic Factor

**Definition:** A substance that stimulates the production of blood cells. Colony-stimulating factors include granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), and promegapoietin.

**Synonyms:** - CSF - Colony-Stimulating Factors - MGI-1 - MGI-1 Protein - Myeloid Cell-Growth Inducer - colony-stimulating factor