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CFU-Meg
'''CFU-Meg''' or '''Colony-forming unit-megakaryocyte''' is a type of [[stem cell]] that produces [[megakaryocyte]] ...erate and differentiate into a colony of more mature cells. In the case of CFU-Meg, these are megakaryocytes.

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CFU-Eos
'''CFU-Eos''' (Colony-forming unit-Eosinophil) is a type of [[stem cell]] that produces [[eosinophils]], a typ ...in CFU-Eos stands for eosinophils, indicating that this particular type of CFU gives rise to eosinophils.

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CFU-GEMM
...d cells), [[monocytes]], and [[megakaryocytes]] (which produce platelets). CFU-GEMM is a crucial component in the [[hematopoiesis]] process, which is the ...FU-E]] (colony-forming unit-erythrocyte), or a [[CFU-Meg]] (colony-forming unit-megakaryocyte), each of which will eventually develop into their respective

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CFU-GM
'''CFU-GM''' (Colony-forming unit-granulocyte, macrophage) is a type of [[stem cell]] that produces [[granulo ...tands for "granulocyte, macrophage", which are the types of cells that the CFU-GM can differentiate into.

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CFU-Baso
'''CFU-Baso''' (Colony Forming Unit-Basophil) is a type of [[stem cell]] that produces [[basophils]], a type of ...erate and differentiate into a colony of more mature cells. In the case of CFU-Baso, the mature cells are basophils.

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Colony-forming unit
== Colony-forming unit == A '''colony-forming unit''' (CFU) is a term commonly used in microbiology and cell biology to quantify the n

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CFU-E
'''CFU-E''' or '''Colony-forming unit-erythroid''' is a type of [[stem cell]] that produces [[erythrocyte]]s, or ...begins with the differentiation of HSCs into [[progenitor cells]] known as CFU-E cells.

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CFU-Mast
...tem]] and play a crucial role in the body's defense against [[pathogens]]. CFU-Mast cells are derived from [[hematopoietic stem cells]] in the [[bone marr ...arrow. These stem cells undergo a process of [[differentiation]] to become CFU-Mast cells. This process is regulated by various [[growth factors]], includ

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CFU
'''Colony-Forming Unit''' ('''CFU''') is a term used in microbiology to estimate the number of viable [[bacte A CFU represents a colony that arises from a single microorganism or a group of i

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Viable count
...lonies is counted. The count is usually expressed as colony forming units (CFU) per milliliter of the original sample. * [[Colony Forming Unit]]

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Erythroid progenitor cells
...which then differentiates into the erythroid colony-forming unit (CFU-E). CFU-E is more differentiated and closer to becoming a mature red blood cell. ...[[hypoxia]]. EPO acts on the erythroid progenitor cells, particularly the CFU-E stage, stimulating their proliferation and differentiation into mature re

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Multiplicity of infection
...t cells available for infection. An MOI of 1 means there is one infectious unit per target cell, an MOI of 5 indicates five infectious units per target cel ...ctious units can be quantified through plaque assays, colony-forming unit (CFU) counts, or other methods specific to the infectious agent.

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Food processing
...ount, which may be formed from a group of cells rather than from one cell. CFU is used to measure the number of living cells present. * '''[[D-value]]''' – The amount of time needed to destroy one log unit of a specific bacteria at a specific temperature in a specific medium.

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Glossary of phytopathology
'''<span id="cfu" style="font-weight: bold">cfu (abbr. for colony forming unit)</span>''' ..."colony forming unit" style="font-weight: bold">colony forming unit (abbr. cfu)</span>'''

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Oral hygiene
...to the estimated number of bacteria per unit sample, usually expressed as colony-forming units (CFUs) per square centimeter (cm2) per milliliter (ml). ...ngle cells and are often expressed as colony-forming units per milliliter (CFU/ml).

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Glossary of infection control
...to the estimated number of bacteria per unit sample, usually expressed as colony-forming units (CFUs) per square centimeter (cm2) per milliliter (ml). * [[Colony-forming unit (CFU)]]

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Encyclopedia-of-medicine-T
*[[Television unit device]] *[[Temperature unit]]

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Health-encyclopedia-M
* [[MRC Cancer Unit]] * [[MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit]]

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Glossary of Microbiology
...t all organisms are composed of cells and that the cell is the fundamental unit of life * '''[[colony-forming unit (CFU)]]''' a counting quantity represented by a colony formed on solid medium fr

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Glossary of allied microbiology
* '''[[Krebs cycle]]''' cyclic pathway during which each two- carbon unit entering the cycle is further oxidized, producing three NADH, one FADH 2 , ...t all organisms are composed of cells and that the cell is the fundamental unit of life

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