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angiogenic proteins

Definition: Intercellular signaling peptides and proteins that regulate the proliferation of new blood vessels under normal physiological conditions (angiogenesis, physiological). Aberrant expression of angiogenic proteins during disease states such as tumorigenesis can also result in pathological angiogenesis.
Definition Source: Medical Subject Headings 2014
Used For: angiogenic peptides
Spanish: proteínas angiogénicas

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