title: Proliferation of cultured rabbit renal glomerular cells stimulated by platelet factor.
abstract: Platelet contents stimulated the proliferation of cultured rabbit renal glomerular (probably mesangial) cells. Growth stimulatory effect of platelet factor was heat-stable at 56 degrees C for 30 min. These results suggest that platelets play an important role in glomerular lesions in glomerulonephritis.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000032:analysis*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D011817:Rabbits; D014020:Tissue Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014020:Tissue Extracts