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Abstract
Insulin-like polypeptides made by the liver and some fibroblasts and released into the blood when stimulated by SOMATOTROPIN. They regulate cell growth through interaction with SOMATOMEDIN RECEPTORS.
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- Somatomedin
- Sulfation Factor
- Factor, Sulfation
- NSILA
- NSILA-P
- NSILA-S
- Nonsuppressible Insulin-Like Activity
- Nonsuppressible Insulinlike Activity
- Activity, Nonsuppressible Insulin-Like
- Activity, Nonsuppressible Insulinlike
- Insulin-Like Activity, Nonsuppressible
- Insulinlike Activity, Nonsuppressible
- Nonsuppressible Insulin Like Activity
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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1982; was SOMATOMEDIN 1973-1981, was SULFATION FACTOR 1971-1972 (Prov)
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- Blood Proteins (1966-1970)
- Sulfates/metabolism (1966-1970)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Somatomedins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013002. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013002
- Somatomedins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatomedin
- Somatomedins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q415679