Growth Differentiation Factor 2
"Growth Differentiation Factor 2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A growth differentiation factor that plays a regulatory role as a paracrine factor for a diverse array of cell types during EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT and in the adult tissues. Growth differentiation factor 2 is also a potent regulator of CHONDROGENESIS and was previously referred to as bone morphogenetic protein 9.
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D055427
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D12.644.276.954.200.910 D12.644.276.954.300.200 D12.776.467.942.200.910 D12.776.467.942.300.200 D23.529.942.200.910 D23.529.942.300.200
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