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[VEGF-A121] [Vascular endothelial growth factor-121] a splice variant of human VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor). Some authors use the designation VEGF-121a (for an explanation of nomenclature see: VEGF-A). For an anti-angiogenic isoform of VEGF-121 see: VEGF-121b.
Houck et al (1991) have reported that VEGF-121 is mitogenic for endothelial cells.
See also: Angiogenesis Dictionary section of this encyclopedia for other entries directly bearing on factors and processes involved in the generation of new blood vessels.
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