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.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010982
altLabel
Platelet Derived Growth Factor
Factor, Platelet-Derived Growth
Growth Factor, Platelet-Derived
AQL
AA AD AE AG AI AN BI CF CH CL CS DE DF EC GE HI IM IP ME PD PH PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UL UR
cui
C0032200
DC
1
definition
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.