Amphiregulin

"Amphiregulin" 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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An autocrine growth factor and mitogen for a broad range of target cells including EPITHELIAL CELLS; FIBROBLASTS and immune cells. It occurs as a membrane-bound protein that can be cleaved to release an active secreted form.

Descriptor ID	D066258
MeSH Number(s)	D12.644.276.382.249 D12.776.467.382.249 D12.776.543.029 D23.529.382.249
Concept/Terms	Amphiregulin Amphiregulin Schwannoma-derived Growth Factor Schwannoma derived Growth Factor

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Amphiregulin".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D12.644.276]
EGF Family of Proteins [D12.644.276.382]
Amphiregulin [D12.644.276.382.249]
Proteins [D12.776]
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D12.776.467]
EGF Family of Proteins [D12.776.467.382]
Amphiregulin [D12.776.467.382.249]
Membrane Proteins [D12.776.543]
Amphiregulin [D12.776.543.029]
Biological Factors [D23]
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D23.529]
EGF Family of Proteins [D23.529.382]
Amphiregulin [D23.529.382.249]

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