Definitions for "VEGF"
Vascular endothelial growth factor. A substance made by cells that stimulates new blood vessel formation.
Vascular endothelial growth factor. a protein that stimulates the growth of blood vessels. There are several types encoded by different genes (e.g. VEGF A, VEGF B) and each has several different isoforms encoded by different splice variants of that particular gene.
a substance known to stimulate blood vessel growth or angiogenesis and hence stimulate tumor growth