fibroblast growth hormone

fibroblast growth hormone
a peptide hormone secreted by the adenohypophysis, affecting many of the same cell types as platelet-derived growth factor; it is a potent mitogen of vascular endothelial cells and is a regulator of tissue vascularization.

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