ANGIOGENESIS FACTOR
\ˌaŋɡɪə͡ʊd͡ʒˈɛnɪsˌɪs fˈaktə], \ˌaŋɡɪəʊdʒˈɛnɪsˌɪs fˈaktə], \ˌa_ŋ_ɡ_ɪ__əʊ_dʒ_ˈɛ_n_ɪ_s_ˌɪ_s f_ˈa_k_t_ə]\
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Substance causing proliferation of new blood vessels. It is found in tissues with high metabolic requirements, such as the retina, and in certain cancers. The factor is also released by hypoxic macrophages at the edges or outer surfaces of wounds and initiates revascularization in wound healing.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).