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Background
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Relevance: Granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factors are cytokines that act in hematopoiesis by controlling the production, differentiation, and function of 2 related white cell populations of the blood, the granulocytes and the monocytes-macrophages., This CSF induces granulocytes, macrophages, mast cells, stem cells, erythroid cells, eosinophils and megakaryocytes. Synonyms: IL-3, Mast cell growth factor, MCGF, Multipotential colony-stimulating factor, P-cell-stimulating factor
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