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Somatomedins MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Somatomedins
Tree Number(s)
D12.644.276.742.500
D12.776.124.862
D23.529.742.500
Unique ID
D013002
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013002
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
NSILA
NSILA-P
NSILA-S
Nonsuppressible Insulin-Like Activity
Nonsuppressible Insulinlike Activity
Somatomedin
Sulfation Factor
Registry Numbers
0
NLM Classification #
QU 107
Previous Indexing
Blood Proteins (1966-1970)
Sulfates/metabolism (1966-1970)
See Also
Receptors, Somatomedin
Public MeSH Note
1982; was SOMATOMEDIN 1973-1981
Online Note
use SOMATOMEDINS to search SOMATOMEDIN 1973-81 & SULFATION FACTOR 1971-72 (as Prov 1971-72)
History Note
1982; was SOMATOMEDIN 1973-1981, was SULFATION FACTOR 1971-1972 (Prov)
Date Introduced
1973/01/01
Last Updated
2026/01/01
Somatomedins Preferred
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