definitions

angiogenesis factor

n.

A substance of 2000 to 20,000 molecular weight secreted by macrophages and stimulating neovascularization in healing wounds or in the stroma of tumors.

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Nearby words

angioendotheliomatosis, angiofibrolipoma, angiofibroma, angiofibrosis, angiogenesis, angiogenesis factor, angiogenin, angioglioma, angiogram, angiographic, angiography
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