Platelet-derived growth factor
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A protein that induces growth and division of fibroblasts and is involved inblood vessel formation and wound healing. It also acts on some epithelial and endothelial cells and on mesenchymal cells. (Adapted from ICRP Publication 118, 2012)
ICRP Glossary entry - June 2019
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