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Definition
: Gradual increase in the number, the size, and the complexity of cells of an individual. Growth generally results in increase in ORGAN WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; and BODY HEIGHT.
General only; prefer /growth with specific organ or organism: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.35
See Also
Child Development
;
Personality Development
Examples
Body Size
;
Cell Growth Processes
;
Organ Size
;
Tropism
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
quindoxin
2423-66-7 quinoxaline, 1,4-
dioxide
*Quinoxalines
Growth/drug effects.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 13(5):770;1978; Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1979;27(8):1954; Contact Dermatitis 1(4):256;1975; Med Weteryn 33(11):688;1977; Vet Rec 90(7):187;1972