Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
"Platelet-Derived Growth Factor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D010982
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.910 D12.776.124.625 D12.776.467.910 D23.529.910
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| Concept/Terms |
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor- Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
- Factor, Platelet-Derived Growth
- Growth Factor, Platelet-Derived
- Platelet Derived Growth Factor
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Expression of atrial natriuretic peptide receptor-A antagonizes the mitogen-activated protein kinases (Erk2 and P38MAPK) in cultured human vascular smooth muscle cells. Mol Cell Biochem. 2002 Apr; 233(1-2):165-73.