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Thrombospondin
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Thrombospondins (TSPs) are a family of secreted glycoproteins with antiangiogenic functions. Due to their dynamic role within the extracellular matrix they are considered matricellular proteins.[1] The first member of the family, thrombospondin 1 (THBS1), was discovered in 1971 by Nancy L. Baenziger.[2]