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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D036341
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Preferred Name

Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins

Definitions
Regulatory proteins and peptides that are signaling molecules involved in the process of PARACRINE COMMUNICATION. They are generally considered factors that are expressed by one cell and are responded to by receptors on another nearby cell. They are distinguished from HORMONES in that their actions are local rather than distal.
Synonyms
Factors, Growth
Factor, Growth
Paracrine Protein Factors
Growth Factor
Paracrine Peptide Factors
Peptide Factors, Paracrine
Growth Factors
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