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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1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Platelet-Derived Growth Factor" by people in Profiles.
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Identification of Novel Biomarkers for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Using Angiogenesis-Antibody Array and Intracellular Signaling Array. PLoS One. 2015; 10(8):e0134948.
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Off-label use of becaplermin gel (recombinant platelet-derived growth factor-BB) for treatment of mucosal defects after corticocancellous bone graft: report of 2 cases with review of the literature. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2009 Nov; 67(11):2516-20.
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Expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in smooth muscle cells from rat penile corpora cavernosa. J Androl. 1995 Nov-Dec; 16(6):469-81.