mitogen

[mahy-tuh-juhn, -jen]

noun

Biology.

1. any substance or agent that stimulates mitotic cell division.

mitogen

/ ˌmaɪtəʊˈdʒɛnɪk, ˈmaɪtədʒən /

noun

1. any agent that induces mitosis

Other Word Forms

• mitogenic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mitogen¹

First recorded in 1950–55; mito(sis) + -gen

Example Sentences

Because these pro-neural genes are not expressed at the early NPC stages but in more mature cell types derived upon mitogen withdrawal, the identification of such priming events highlights that the epigenetic state is useful for predicting regulators relevant at later stages of differentiation.

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