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Factor
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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.



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There are no specific examples of products, and promising topical agents such as platelet-derived growth factor are included along with honey and yeast extract.
In the search for the agent produced by platelets that induces cell division, Ross's laboratory was able to isolate a protein called platelet-derived growth factor, or PDGF.
GEM OS1 and GEM OS2 are two separate formulations that combine recombinant human Platelet-Derived Growth Factor (rhPDGF-BB), one of the principal wound healing stimulators in the body, with a synthetic bone matrix, Beta-tricalcium phosphate (Beta-TCP).
 
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