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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Angiogenic Proteins > Angiopoietin-like Proteins > Angiopoietin-Like Protein 8
Biological Factors > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Angiogenic Proteins > Angiopoietin-like Proteins > Angiopoietin-Like Protein 8
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Angiogenic Proteins > Angiopoietin-like Proteins > Angiopoietin-Like Protein 8

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Angiopoietin-Like Protein 8  

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Entry terms

  • Betatrophin

Scope note

  • A nutritionally-regulated factor found in the LIVER. It plays a role in lipid metabolism and VLDL secretion in the liver. It was originally called betatrophin due to its suspected role as a peptide hormone that stimulates beta cell proliferation.

History note

  • 2022

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000091306

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