growth factor
noun
: a substance (such as a vitamin B12 or an interleukin) that promotes growth and especially cellular growth
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Their unique ability to deliver potent growth factors and proteins directly into the skin has experts in dermatology excited about their potential to transform treatments for everything from acne scars and wrinkles to hair loss.
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Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 30 Jan. 2025
The value factor and large caps fell less than the growth factor and small caps.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Bones store calcium and growth factors the body needs.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2025
The growth factor is the number of rings the tree produces per inch of trunk diameter.
—Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2025
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Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 30 Jan. 2025
The value factor and large caps fell less than the growth factor and small caps.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Bones store calcium and growth factors the body needs.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2025
The growth factor is the number of rings the tree produces per inch of trunk diameter.
—Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Growth factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growth%20factor. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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