Myostatin

"Myostatin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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.

Descriptor ID	D055435
MeSH Number(s)	D12.644.276.954.300.925 D12.776.467.942.300.925 D23.529.942.300.925
Concept/Terms	Myostatin Myostatin Growth Differentiation Factor 8 GDF-8

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D12.644.276]
TGF-beta Superfamily Proteins [D12.644.276.954]
Growth Differentiation Factors [D12.644.276.954.300]
Myostatin [D12.644.276.954.300.925]
Proteins [D12.776]
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D12.776.467]
TGF-beta Superfamily Proteins [D12.776.467.942]
Growth Differentiation Factors [D12.776.467.942.300]
Myostatin [D12.776.467.942.300.925]
Biological Factors [D23]
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D23.529]
TGF-beta Superfamily Proteins [D23.529.942]
Growth Differentiation Factors [D23.529.942.300]
Myostatin [D23.529.942.300.925]

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