growth factor
noun
: a substance (such as a vitamin B12 or an interleukin) that promotes growth and especially cellular growth
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The growth factor and small caps outperformed the value factor and large caps.
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The 9% lifting peptide complex works to improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, while the 3% growth factor complex encourages cell turnover and collagen production.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
Le Monde cites the pressures of the past few years as another growth factor; the French are desperate to eat more for pleasure, to stem the anxiety felt over the past few years from COVID-19, the Ukraine war, political instability, and food inflation.
—Alex Ledsom, Fortune Europe, 1 Dec. 2024
The team demonstrated that the new materials could perform the usual RH functions, such as recruiting healing cells and generating growth factors, while also being easy to assemble and manipulate.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 24 Nov. 2024
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The 9% lifting peptide complex works to improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, while the 3% growth factor complex encourages cell turnover and collagen production.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
Le Monde cites the pressures of the past few years as another growth factor; the French are desperate to eat more for pleasure, to stem the anxiety felt over the past few years from COVID-19, the Ukraine war, political instability, and food inflation.
—Alex Ledsom, Fortune Europe, 1 Dec. 2024
The team demonstrated that the new materials could perform the usual RH functions, such as recruiting healing cells and generating growth factors, while also being easy to assemble and manipulate.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Growth factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growth%20factor. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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