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Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > angiogenic proteins
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > angiogenic proteins
Preferred Term:

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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
proteins
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Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • angiogenic peptides
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/215203
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