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Abstract
A family of intercellular signaling proteins that play an important role in regulating the development of many TISSUES and organs. Their name derives from the observation of a hedgehog-like appearance in DROSOPHILA embryos with genetic mutations that block their action.
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- Hedgehog Protein
- Protein, Hedgehog
- Banded Hedgehog Protein
- Desert Hedgehog Protein
- Hedgehog Protein, Vertebrate
- Indian Hedgehog Protein
- Sonic Hedgehog Protein
- Vertebrate Hedgehog Protein
- Hedgehog Protein, Banded
- Hedgehog Protein, Desert
- Hedgehog Protein, Indian
- Hedgehog Protein, Sonic
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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2007(1994)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hedgehog Proteins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053823. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053823
- Hedgehog Proteins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24768159