growth factor
noun
: a substance (such as a vitamin B12 or an interleukin) that promotes growth and especially cellular growth
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Regenerative scaffolds infused with growth factors to rebuild bone and gum tissue.
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Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
The vessels also stopped responding to vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), a protein that plays a crucial role in the development of new blood vessels and the growth and survival of existing ones.
—New Atlas, 21 June 2025
From analyzing my skin’s health with machine imaging to applying damage-repairing growth factors, and even using temperature therapy as my daily dose of longevity, the results were shocking to say the least.
—Essence, 16 May 2025
Meanwhile, the sucralfate medication would protect these growth factors from degrading in the wound.
—New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
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Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
The vessels also stopped responding to vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), a protein that plays a crucial role in the development of new blood vessels and the growth and survival of existing ones.
—New Atlas, 21 June 2025
From analyzing my skin’s health with machine imaging to applying damage-repairing growth factors, and even using temperature therapy as my daily dose of longevity, the results were shocking to say the least.
—Essence, 16 May 2025
Meanwhile, the sucralfate medication would protect these growth factors from degrading in the wound.
—New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Growth factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growth%20factor. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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