These growth factors comprise a family of hematopoietic regulators with biological specificities defined by their ability to support proliferation and differentiation of blood cells of different lineages. ERYTHROPOIETIN and the COLONY-STIMULATING FACTORS belong to this family. Some of these factors have been studied and used in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, myelodysplastic syndromes, and bone marrow failure syndromes.

Synonyms: 0, Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factor, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Stimulators, Hematopoietic CGF, Hematopoietic-CGF, Hematopoietic Stem Cell-Activating Factors, Hematopoietins, Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors