Connective Tissue Growth Factor
"Connective Tissue Growth Factor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A CCN protein family member that regulates a variety of extracellular functions including CELL ADHESION; CELL MIGRATION; and EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX synthesis. It is found in hypertrophic CHONDROCYTES where it may play a role in CHONDROGENESIS and endochondral ossification.
| Descriptor ID |
D055513
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.200.100 D12.776.467.200.100 D12.776.860.300.200.100 D23.529.237.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Connective Tissue Growth Factor- Connective Tissue Growth Factor
- Hypertrophic Chondrocyte-Specific Protein 24
- Hypertrophic Chondrocyte Specific Protein 24
- IGF-Binding Protein-Related Protein-2
- IGF Binding Protein Related Protein 2
- IGFBP-rP2
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 8
- Insulin Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 8
- CCN2 Protein
- IGFBP-8
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