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mitogen
A substance (many derived from plants) that induce mitosis & lymphocyte transformation.
Mitogens include:
1) phytohemagglutinins
2) lectins
3) Concanavalin A
Related
antimitotic agent; mitotic inhibitor (antineoplastic agent)
Specific
bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS)
concanavalin A
phytohemagglutinin (phytolectin, PHA)
General
bioagent
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.