"Ephrin-A4" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A GLYCOINOSITOL PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE ANCHOR containing ephrin found in variety of adult tissue such as KIDNEY; LUNG; COLON and OVARY. During embryonic development, ephrin-A4 is expressed in the HIPPOCAMPUS and CEREBRAL CORTEX. It binds preferentially to ephA receptors (EPH FAMILY RECEPTORS) with the exception of the EPHA1 RECEPTOR.
| Descriptor ID |
D036385
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.500.400 D12.776.395.550.448.330 D12.776.467.500.400 D12.776.543.287.400 D12.776.543.484.500.330 D12.776.543.550.418.330 D23.529.500.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Ephrin-A4- Ephrin-A4
- Ephrin A4
- LERK-4 Protein
- LERK 4 Protein
- LERK-4
- EPLG4
- Epl4 Protein
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