growth factor activity [GO_0008083]

The function that stimulates a cell to grow or proliferate. Most growth factors have other actions besides the induction of cell growth or proliferation. Also consider annotating to ‘receptor agonist activity ; GO:0048018’.
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Open growth factor activity in VFB

VFB Term Json

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            "short_form": "GO_0008083",
            "label": "growth factor activity"
        },
        "description": [
            "The function that stimulates a cell to grow or proliferate. Most growth factors have other actions besides the induction of cell growth or proliferation."
        ],
        "comment": [
            "Also consider annotating to 'receptor agonist activity ; GO:0048018'."
        ]
    },
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            "short_form": "GO_0048018",
            "label": "receptor ligand activity"
        }
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