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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > TGF-beta Superfamily Proteins > Growth Differentiation Factors > Myostatin
Biological Factors > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > TGF-beta Superfamily Proteins > Growth Differentiation Factors > Myostatin
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > TGF-beta Superfamily Proteins > Growth Differentiation Factors > Myostatin

Preferred term

Myostatin  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • GDF-8
  • Growth Differentiation Factor 8

Scope note

  • A growth differentiation factor that is a potent inhibitor of SKELETAL MUSCLE growth. It may play a role in the regulation of MYOGENESIS and in muscle maintenance during adulthood.

History note

  • 2009(1997)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D055435

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