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title: Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta)
url: https://regenmedtools.com/glossary/tgf-beta/
type: glossary
primaryQuery: tgf beta prp
---

# Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta)

TGF-beta, transforming growth factor beta, is a signalling protein released by platelets and one of the standard endpoints when centrifugation protocols are compared. Its concentration does not track platelet count in a straight line, which is part of why spinning harder does not simply produce a better product.


## Related
- [growth-factors](https://regenmedtools.com/glossary/growth-factors/)
- [pdgf](https://regenmedtools.com/glossary/pdgf/)
- [vegf](https://regenmedtools.com/glossary/vegf/)