Platelet-Derived Growth Factor |
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| Platelet Derived Growth Factor; Factor, Platelet-Derived Growth; Growth Factor, Platelet-Derived | |
| 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. | |