Placental growth factor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004972",
  "term": "Placental growth factor",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An angiogenic protein belonging to the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor family of growth factors originally isolated and cloned from human placental cDNA library. There are four isoforms of PLGF 1-4 which result from alternative splicing. Placenta Growth Factor is secreted as a glycosylated homodimer which acts as a mitogen for endothelial cells, and its expression is markedly upregulated during hypoxia and in tissue inflammation and cancer.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "pregnancy proteins",
    "vascular endothelial growth factors",
    "angiogenesis"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2017",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "factor de crecimiento placentario"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/placental-growth-factor/"
}