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mitogen
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mitogen [′mīd·ə‚jen]
(cell and molecular biology)
A compound that stimulates cells to undergo mitosis.


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3)-[beta]-D-glucans, have demonstrated mitogenicity and activation of immune effector cells (Smith 2002, Zhou 2002) as well as a stimulating effect on the production of cytokines (Smith 2002, Goa 2004).
Some of the biologic responses associated with cellular reactions to endotoxin include fever induction, macrophage activation, B-cell mitogenicity, restrictive lung function changes, and reduction in alveolocapillary gas transfer (Cotran, Kumar, & Collins, 1999; Rylander, 1997).
[FIGURE 4 OMITTED] Addition of serum 96/2-4 or 96/2-10 selectively increased the mitogenicity of SPE-J by twofold compared to the FCS control.
 
 
 
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