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Qualifier English: Transforming Growth Factor alpha
Qualifier Spanish: Factor de Crecimiento Transformador alfa
Descriptor factor de crecimiento transformador alfa
Entry term(s) TGF-alfa
factor de crecimiento transformador relacionado con el factor de crecimiento epidérmico
factor del crecimiento transformador alfa
Scope note: Proteína relacionada con el FACTOR DE CRECIMIENTO EPIDÉRMICO que se encuentra en una variedad de tejidos, que incluyen el EPITELIO y la DECIDUA materna. Se sintetiza como proteína transmembranaria que puede ser desdoblada para liberar una forma activa soluble que se une al RECEPTOR EGF.
Qualifier Portuguese: Fator de Crescimento Transformador alfa
Qualifier French: Facteur de croissance transformant alpha
Entry term(s): Epidermal Growth Factor Related Transforming Growth Factor
Epidermal Growth Factor-Related Transforming Growth Factor
TGF-alpha
TGFalpha
Tree number(s): D12.644.276.382.750
D12.644.276.963.360
D12.776.467.382.750
D12.776.467.960.360
D23.529.382.750
D23.529.960.360
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016211
Scope note: An EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR related protein that is found in a variety of tissues including EPITHELIUM, and maternal DECIDUA. It is synthesized as a transmembrane protein which can be cleaved to release a soluble active form which binds to the EGF RECEPTOR.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Peptides (1983-1988)
Transforming Growth Factors (1989-1990)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTORS 1989-90; TGF-ALPHA was see TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTORS 1989-90
Online Note: use TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTORS to search TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA & TGF-ALPHA 1989-90
History Note: 91; was see TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTORS 1989-90; TGF-ALPHA was see TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTORS 1989-90
DeCS ID: 29138
Unique ID: D016211
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1990/06/29
Revision Date: 2015/06/23
Transforming Growth Factor alpha - Preferred
Concept UI M0024756
Scope note An EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR related protein that is found in a variety of tissues including EPITHELIUM, and maternal DECIDUA. It is synthesized as a transmembrane protein which can be cleaved to release a soluble active form which binds to the EGF RECEPTOR.
Preferred term Transforming Growth Factor alpha
Entry term(s) Epidermal Growth Factor Related Transforming Growth Factor
Epidermal Growth Factor-Related Transforming Growth Factor
TGF-alpha
TGFalpha



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