MeSH definition : These growth factors comprise a family of hematopoietic regulators with biological
specificities defined by their ability to support proliferation and differentiation
of blood cells of different lineages. ERYTHROPOIETIN and the COLONY-STIMULATING FACTORS
belong to this family. Some of these factors have been studied and used in the treatment
of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, myelodysplastic syndromes, and bone marrow failure
syndromes.;
These growth factors comprise a family of hematopoietic regulators with biological
specificities defined by their ability to support proliferation and differentiation
of blood cells of different lineages. ERYTHROPOIETIN and the COLONY-STIMULATING FACTORS
belong to this family. Some of these factors have been studied and used in the treatment
of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, myelodysplastic syndromes, and bone marrow failure
syndromes.