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<cell biology> The process of stimulating transit through the cell cycle especially as applied to lymphocytes. Concanavalin A is a mitogen for T lymphocytes, the best mitogen for B lymphocytes is Cowan strain Stapylococcus aureus.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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