Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) presenting in serum but absent from plasma was first discovered in an animal study by Lynch and co-workers in the late 1980s. It is a disulfide-linked dimer consisting of two peptides-chain A and chain B. PDGF has three subforms: PDGF-AA, PDGF-BB, and PDGF-AB. It is involved in many biological processes, including hyperplasia, embryonic neuron development, chemotaxis, and respiratory tubule epithelial cell development. The function of PDGF is mediated by two receptors (PDGFR-α and PDGFR-β).

≥ 95% as determined by SDS-PAGE