"Trefoil Factor-3" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A 59 amino acid (6.6 kDa) trefoil factor that contains a single trefoil domain. It is expressed in all tissues with MUCOUS MEMBRANES, including GOBLET CELLS of the SMALL INTESTINE and LARGE INTESTINE. It associates with MUCIN-2 in the small intestine and may regulate epithelial CELL MIGRATION and WOUND HEALING.
| Descriptor ID |
D000071165
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.937.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Trefoil Factor-3- Trefoil Factor-3
- Trefoil Factor 3
- TFF3 Peptide
- Intestinal Trefoil Factor
- Trefoil Factor, Intestinal
- TFF3 Protein
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