MeSH definition : A developmentally regulated, HEPARIN-binding secreted growth factor homologous to
pleiotrophin (PTN). It regulates cell proliferation through its interaction with ANAPLASTIC
LYMPHOMA KINASE (ALK) and is involved in the formation of NEOINTIMA following arterial
injury.;
A developmentally regulated, HEPARIN-binding secreted growth factor homologous to
pleiotrophin (PTN). It regulates cell proliferation through its interaction with ANAPLASTIC
LYMPHOMA KINASE (ALK) and is involved in the formation of NEOINTIMA following arterial
injury.