Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Family

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A sub-family of the cysteine knot platelet-derived growth factor family. Members of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family play a role in the promotion of embryonic vasculogenesis and the stimulation of angiogenesis during physiologic and pathologic processes.

Synonyms: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Family VEGF VEGF Family Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

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Term information

Subsets

NCIT_C116977, NCIT_C142800, NCIT_C142799

DesignNote

There are five members of the VEGF family expressed in mammals: VEGF-A, placenta growth factor (PGF), VEGF-B, VEGF-C and VEGF-D.

Display Name

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Family

Preferred Name

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Family

Semantic Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

UMLS CUI

C1256770

code

C129646

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ncit.owl

Term relations

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