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An event, circumstance, influence, or element that plays a part in bringing about a result. A factor in a case contributes to its causation or outcome. In the area of Negligence law, the factors, or chain of causation, are important in determining whether liability ensues from a particular action done by the defendant. factor n. 1) a salesman who sells in his/her own name on behalf of others, taking a commission for services. 2) something that contributes to the result. factor (Commission merchant), noun agent, broker, commercial agent, delegate, deputy, envoy, interagent, manager, medium, middleman, one who sells for factorage, proctor, procurator, representative Associated concepts: consignee, factors' lien factor (Ingredient), noun additive, agent, aid, aspect, cause, component, constituent, constitutive element, content, contributing force, determinant, element, elementary unit, feature, integral part, part, portion, segment, unit See also: aspect, broker, cause, characteristic, component, constituent, dealer, deputy, determinant, element, feature, ingredient, member, part, plenipotentiary, portion, procurator, reason, represent, substitute How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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These cytokines include platelet-derived growth factor, transforming growth factor B1, platelet-derived epidermal growth factor, platelet-derived angiogenesis factor platelet factor 4, and platelet-activating factor. However, those who spent the first four weeks on the tocotrienol supplements showed dramatic improvements in several important blood factors, including an average 20 percent decline in total serum cholesterol, a 28 percent decline in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and a 16 percent decline in platelet factor 4, a risk factor in atherosclerosis. He and his co-workers at the Henry Ford Hospital's Heart and Vascular Institute in Detroit tracked blood levels of beta-TG and another natural marker of platelet aggregation, called platelet factor 4. |
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