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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Blood Proteins > Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
Biological Factors > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Platelet-Derived Growth Factor

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Platelet-Derived Growth Factor  

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  • Platelet Derived Growth Factor

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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.

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