Mesh term Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
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Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Description
Mitogenic peptide growth hormone carried in the alpha-granules of platelets. It is released when platelets adhere to traumatized tissues. Connective tissue cells near the traumatized region respond by initiating the process of replication.Browse to child terms:
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis
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