vascular endothelial growth factor

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vascular endothelial growth factor [¦vas·kyə·lər ‚en·dō¦thē·lē·əl ′grōth ‚fak·tər]

(medicine)

A soluble factor that acts through specific cell-surface receptors on endothelial cells to critically regulate vasculogenesis.

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