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PIGF
(redirected from Placental Growth Factor)

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PIGFProvincial Inter-Governmental Forum (South Africa)
PIGFPlacental Growth Factor
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Aflibercept (VEGF-Trap) is an engineered soluble receptor made from the extracellular domains of VEGFR1 and VEGFR2 and binds to all isoforms of VEGF and to placental growth factor.
The role of biologicals in the management of metastatic colorectal ... by Van Cutsem, Eric / Advances in Gastrointestinal Cancer
For example, pregnant women who are destined to develop preeclampsia often have too little placental growth factor in their blood and too much of a protein that regulates blood vessel growth (SN: 5/10/03, p.
Forewarning of preeclampsia by Seppa, Nathan / Science News
A German study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that risk of heart disease can be detected through a blood test using a new marker, placental growth factor protein (PIGF), which can detect the cause of artery inflammation.
PIGF linked to heart risks by Medical Laboratory Observer
 
 
 
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