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METRN

Meteorin, glial cell differentiation regulator is a protein that in humans is encoded by the METRN gene. [1]

Function

Function

Meteorin regulates glial cell differentiation and promotes the formation of axonal networks during neurogenesis (Nishino et al., 2004 [PubMed 15085178]).

References

References

Further reading

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.


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