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Nodal Signaling Ligands

"Nodal Signaling Ligands" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

Members of the transforming growth factor superfamily that play a role in pattern formation and differentiation during the pregastrulation and GASTRULATION stages of chordate development. Several nodal signaling ligands are specifically involved in the genesis of left-right asymmetry during development. The protein group is named after a critical region of the vertebrate embryo PRIMITIVE STREAK referred to as HENSEN'S NODE.


This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nodal Signaling Ligands" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Nodal Signaling Ligands" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Bar chart showing 10 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2004 and 2012
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