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Platelet-Derived Growth Factor

Known as: Growth Factor, Platelet-Derived, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor [Chemical/Ingredient], Platelet Derived Growth Factor 
A family of growth factors that act as potent mitogens and are involved in the stimulation of angiogenesis. There are four members of this family… Expand
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Blood ProteinsGrowth SubstancesPeptides

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Review
2018
Review
2018
The roles of metallothioneins in carcinogenesis
Metallothioneins (MTs) are small cysteine-rich proteins that play important roles in metal homeostasis and protection against… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
The biology and role of CD44 in cancer progression: therapeutic implications
CD44, a non-kinase transmembrane glycoprotein, is overexpressed in several cell types including cancer stem cells and frequently… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Biomaterials in Tendon and Skeletal Muscle Tissue Engineering: Current Trends and Challenges
Tissue engineering is a promising approach to repair tendon and muscle when natural healing fails. Biohybrid constructs obtained… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Platelet quantification and growth factor analysis from platelet-rich plasma: implications for wound healing.
Growth factors released from activated platelets initiate and modulate wound healing in both soft and hard tissues. A recent… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Requirement for Generation of H2O2 for Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Signal Transduction
Stimulation of rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) by platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) transiently increased the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The small GTP-binding protein rho regulates the assembly of focal adhesions and actin stress fibers in response to growth factors
Actin stress fibers are one of the major cytoskeletal structures in fibroblasts and are linked to the plasma membrane at focal… Expand
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Platelet-derived growth factor promotes smooth muscle migration and intimal thickening in a rat model of balloon angioplasty.
Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is a mitogen and chemoattractant for vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) in vitro, but its… Expand
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Platelet-derived growth factor from astrocytes drives the clock that times oligodendrocyte development in culture
The various cell types in a multicellular animal differentiate on a predictable schedule but the mechanisms responsible for… Expand
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
A role for platelet-derived growth factor in normal gliogenesis in the central nervous system
The bipotential progenitor cells (O-2A progenitors) that produce oligodendrocytes and type-2 astrocytes in the developing rat… Expand
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Platelet-derived growth factor in chemotactic for fibroblasts
Chemotaxis assays in modified Boyden chambers were used to detect fibroblast chemoattractants in materials released from early… Expand
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