NCIt definition : A glycosylated form of a recombinant therapeutic agent which is chemically identical
to or similar to an endogenous human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF).
Produced endogenously by monocytes, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells, G-CSF binds
to and activates specific cell surface receptors, stimulating neutrophil progenitor
proliferation and differentiation and selected neutrophil functions.;