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chalone

Pronunciation: kā′lōn
Originally, a hormone (enterogastrone) that inhibits rather than stimulates; now, mitotic inhibitor (often glycoproteins) elaborated by a tissue and active only on that type of tissue, regardless of species; thus, a reversible tissue-specific mitotic inhibitor.

[G. + chalaō, to relax, + -one]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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