chondrocyte expressed protein 68 |
chondrocyte protein YKL40 |
DPV10 |
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abbr. CGF (a term with multiple meanings). This factor (or factors) is isolated from human pituitaries by virtue of the ability to bind to heparin (see also: HBGF [heparin binding growth factors]). CGF is identical with bFGF. The factor is a growth factor for chondrocytes
TGF-beta has been shown also to possess CGF activity and the possibility of other factors having the same activity cannot be excluded. Some of these factors have been described as CAF (chondrocyte activating factor).
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