Preferred Name | Growth Factor | |
Synonyms |
Growth Factors, Proteins Growth Agents growth factor Growth Factors Growth Factor Mitogen |
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Definitions |
Growth Factors are extracellular signaling molecules (ligands) involved in control of target cell proliferation, cell survival, and cell differentiation. (NCI) |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C20424 |
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ALT_DEFINITION |
Substances made by the body that function to regulate cell division and cell survival. Some growth factors are also produced in the laboratory and used in biological therapy. |
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code |
C20424 |
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Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142799 |
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Contributing_Source |
CTRP |
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DEFINITION |
Growth Factors are extracellular signaling molecules (ligands) involved in control of target cell proliferation, cell survival, and cell differentiation. (NCI) |
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Display_Name |
Growth Factor |
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FULL_SYN |
Growth Factors, Proteins Growth Agents growth factor Growth Factors Growth Factor Mitogen |
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label |
Growth Factor |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Growth_Factor |
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Preferred_Name |
Growth Factor |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C20424 |
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Semantic_Type |
Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0018284 |
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subClassOf |