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Medical Definition of BMP

1. Activity derived from bone that induces the formation of cartilage and bone in vivo. Seven bone morphogenetic proteins have been described, BMP 1 being the only one not in the TGF beta superfamily. BMP 3 was formerly called osteogenin. Acronym: BMP This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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