Growth Differentiation Factor 3
"Growth Differentiation Factor 3" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A growth differentiation factor that may play a role in maintaining the undifferentiated state of PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS by inhibiting the actions of BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS. Differentiation factor 3 is also considered a nodal signaling ligand that influences the genesis of left-right asymmetry.
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D055451
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D12.644.276.954.300.300 D12.644.276.954.550.300 D12.776.467.942.300.300 D12.776.467.942.550.300 D23.529.942.300.300 D23.529.942.550.300
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