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Extracellular matrix is a source of mitogenically active platelet-derived growth factor.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Aug 1996
Field S L, Khachigian L M, Sleigh M J, Yang G, Vandermark S E, Hogg P J, Chesterman C N
Abstract excerpt
Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is a chemotactic and mitogenic agent for fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells and plays a key role in the development of atherosclerotic lesions. PDGF is produced by a number of normal and transformed cell types and occurs as homo- or heterodimers of A and B polypeptide chains. Using Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells transfected with various forms of PDGF, we have previously...
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