Insulin-like polypeptides made by the liver and some fibroblasts and released into the blood when stimulated by SOMATOTROPIN. They cause sulfate incorporation into collagen, RNA, and DNA synthesis, which are prerequisites to cell division and growth of the organism.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D013002
altLabel
Somatomedin
Insulin Like Growth Factors
Factor, Sulfation
Insulin-Like Growth Factors
Growth Factors, Insulin-Like
Sulfation Factor
Factors, Insulin-Like Growth
AQL
AD AE AG AI AN BI CF CH CL CS DE DF EC GE HI IM IP ME PD PH PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UL UR
cui
C0037657
DC
1
definition
Insulin-like polypeptides made by the liver and some fibroblasts and released into the blood when stimulated by SOMATOTROPIN. They cause sulfate incorporation into collagen, RNA, and DNA synthesis, which are prerequisites to cell division and growth of the organism.
DX
19730101
FX
D017451
HN
82; was SOMATOMEDIN 1973-81, was SULFATION FACTOR 1971-72 (Prov)