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Growth Differentiation Factors

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Definition: A family of BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN-related proteins that are primarily involved in regulation of CELL DIFFERENTIATION.  general; prefer specifics   
Examples Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15; Growth Differentiation Factor 1; Growth Differentiation Factor 2; Growth Differentiation Factor 3; Growth Differentiation Factor 5; Growth Differentiation Factor 6; Growth Differentiation Factor 9; Growth Differentiation Factor 10; Growth Differentiation Factor 15; Myostatin 		Other names Factors, Growth Differentiation; Differentiation Factors, Growth
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
GDF2 protein, human  0   *Growth Differentiation Factors.
GDF11 protein, zebrafish  0   *Zebrafish Proteins *Growth Differentiation Factors. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2005 Jun;141(2):218-30
gdf7 protein, zebrafish  0   *Zebrafish Proteins *Growth Differentiation Factors.
Gdf7 protein, rat  0   *Bone Morphogenetic Proteins *Growth Differentiation Factors.
Gdf7 protein, mouse  0   *Bone Morphogenetic Proteins *Growth Differentiation Factors Transforming Growth Factor beta.
GDF7 protein, human  0   *Bone Morphogenetic Proteins *Growth Differentiation Factors.
Gdf11 protein, rat  0   *Growth Differentiation Factors Transforming Growth Factor beta.
GDF11 protein, human  0   *Bone Morphogenetic Proteins *Growth Differentiation Factors.
Gdf16 protein, Xenopus  0   *Nerve Tissue Proteins *Xenopus Proteins *Growth Differentiation Factors. Mech Dev 2000 Jul;95(1-2):279-82
Gdf11 protein, mouse  0   *Bone Morphogenetic Proteins *Growth Differentiation Factors. Mech Dev 1999 Feb;80(2):185-9

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