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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Insulin-Like Peptides
Biological Factors > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Insulin-Like Peptides
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Insulin-Like Peptides

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Insulin-Like Peptides  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Insulin Like Peptides
  • Insulin-Like Peptides (ILPs)
  • Like Peptides, Insulin
  • Peptides, Insulin Like

Scope note

  • Peptides that include INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR 1 (IGF1), and IGF2. They influence brain development through their effects on CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; and NEUROGENESIS. They also influence post-embryonic development by serving as HORMONES; NEUROTRANSMITTERS, and GROWTH FACTORS.

History note

  • for INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTORS use SOMATOMEDINS 2022-2024

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000096764

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