A substance that helps make more white blood cells, especially granulocytes, macrophages, and cells that become platelets. It is a cytokine that is a type of hematopoietic (blood-forming) agent. Also called granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and sargramostim.
Noun: Granulocyte - macrophage colony-stimulating factor. See G-CSF for more information. GM - CSF is used to accelerate recovery of white blood cell counts and reduce the incidence of infection after a bone marrow transplant.
see granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor.
(= granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor) A cytokine that stimulates the formation of granulocyte or macrophage colonies from myeloid stem cells isolated from bone marrow.
Type: Abbreviation Definitions: 1. Abbreviation for granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor.
Granulocyte-Monocyte - Colony Stimulating Factor
Stands for 'granulocyte and macrophage colony stimulating factor'. A growth factor which encourages the bone marrow to make white blood cells and platelets.