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Placental Growth Factor
Placental Growth Factor, encoded by the PGF gene, belongs to the PDGF/VEGF growth factor family. Placental Growth Factor is active in angiogenesis, and endothelial cell growth, stimulating their proliferation and migration. Three isoforms exist from alternative splicing. (NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)
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