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

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Somatomedins  

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  • Factor, Sulfation
  • Somatomedin
  • Sulfation Factor

Scope note

  • Insulin-like polypeptides made by the liver and some fibroblasts and released into the blood when stimulated by SOMATOTROPIN. They cause sulfate incorporation into collagen, RNA, and DNA synthesis, which are prerequisites to cell division and growth of the organism.

History note

  • 82; was SOMATOMEDIN 1973-81, was SULFATION FACTOR 1971-72 (Prov)

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