NALT

Preferred term

vascular endothelial growth factor A

Chemical

The original member of the family of endothelial cell growth factors referred to as vascular endothelial growth factors. Vascular endothelial growth factor-A was originally isolated from tumor cells and referred to as "tumor angiogenesis factor" and "vascular permeability factor". Although expressed at high levels in certain tumor-derived cells it is produced by a wide variety of cell types. In addition to stimulating vascular growth and vascular permeability it may play a role in stimulating vasodilation via nitric oxide-dependent pathways. Alternative splicing of the mRNA for vascular endothelial growth factor A results in several isoforms of the protein being produced.

vascular endothelial growth factors

GD-VEGF
glioma-derived vascular endothelial cell growth factor
vascular endothelial growth factor-A
vascular permeability factor
vasculotropin
VEGF-A

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

74786

Spanish

factor A de crecimiento endotelial vascular

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/208134

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Created 11/15/13, last modified 11/17/17