"Growth Differentiation Factor 15" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A growth differentiation factor that is secreted in response to cell stress and in response to MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION. In addition growth differentiation factor 15 demonstrates a diverse array of biological properties including the induction of cartilage formation, the inhibition of hematopoietic progenitor proliferation, and the induction of neuronal migration.
| Descriptor ID |
D055436
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.374.305 D12.644.276.954.300.915 D12.776.467.374.305 D12.776.467.942.300.915 D23.529.374.305 D23.529.942.300.915
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| Concept/Terms |
Growth Differentiation Factor 15- Growth Differentiation Factor 15
- Macrophage Inhibitory Cytokine 1
- Prostate Differentiation Factor
- Differentiation Factor, Prostate
- GDF-15
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Macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 is increased in individuals before type 2 diabetes diagnosis but is not an independent predictor of type 2 diabetes: the Whitehall II study. Eur J Endocrinol. 2010 May; 162(5):913-7.
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