growth factor
nounDefinition of growth factor
: a substance (such as a vitamin B12 or an interleukin) that promotes growth and especially cellular growth
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The engineered strain of cells then had to be multiplied in a special brew of nutrients and growth factors. — Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, "The Promise and Price of Cellular Therapies," 15 July 2019 Going without food for even a day increases your brain’s natural growth factors, which support the survival and growth of neurons. — Rahul Jandial, Md, Health.com, "The Popular Diet One Neurosurgeon Swears By as a Way to Boost His Brainpower," 5 June 2019 Kardashian-West has also been seen at Skin Thesis getting treatments like their Golden Cocktail Facial, which uses botox, serums, antioxidants and growth factors to improve issues like pore size, acne scarring and wrinkles. — Katie Intner, PEOPLE.com, "Kim Kardashian Shares Video of the Collagen-Boosting Laser Treatment That Keeps Her Neck Youthful," 9 July 2019 The human-derived growth factors used by cosmetic companies like SkinMedica and Regenica have been shown to help rejuvenate skin by stimulating collagen and elastin synthesis while improving radiance, moisturization, and pigmentation. — Allure, "The Skin-Care Glossary: A Comprehensive Guide to Everything You Need to Know," 17 Aug. 2018 The theory is that the holes help the growth factors and other nutrients get into deeper layers of the skin. — Rebecca Jennings, Vox, "“Vampire facials” are massively popular. And — surprise! — potentially dangerous.," 14 Sep. 2018 Unless each one is a growth factor-rich, incredibly-soothing facial by the aesthetician who keeps Julianne Moore, Karlie Kloss, and Naomi Watts looking like a million bucks. — Jessica Chia, Allure, "11 Genius Mother's Day Gifts You Can ACTUALLY Afford," 27 Apr. 2018 The barley plant has similar characteristics to human growth factors. — Kathleen Hou, The Cut, "A Celebrity Dermatologist’s Science-Based Skin-Care Routine," 12 July 2018 The cells revert to a partially embryonic state, which causes them to emit the growth factors. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Hair regrowth treatment now being tested in women by La Jolla's Histogen," 12 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'growth factor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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