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Autocrine Motility Factor

Medical Definition: A member of the class of cytokines secreted by tumor cells. It elicits increases in cell motility and phosphoinositide metabolism in the secreting or producing cell via a pertussis toxin-sensitive G-protein signal transduction pathway. The factor has also been used as a marker for bladder cancer.
Guide Notes: "secreted by tumor cells"; /biosyn/ drug eff /physiol /ultrastruct permitted
Previously Indexed: Neoplasm Proteins (1966-1991),Tumor Markers, Biological (1988-1991)

Autocrine Motility Factor Medical Definitions and Terms

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