epidermal growth factor

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epidermal growth factor

biochemistry

Also known as: EGF

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Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is a polypeptide hormone that stimulates cell proliferation. It is abbreviated as EGF.12

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Stanley Cohen
Cohen termed this substance epidermal growth factor (EGF), and he went on to purify it and completely analyze its chemistry. He and his coworkers found that EGF influences a great range of developmental events in the body. He also discovered the mechanisms by which EGF is taken into and…
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Cohen termed this substance epidermal growth factor (EGF), and he went on to purify it and completely analyze its chemistry. He and his coworkers found that EGF influences a great range of developmental events in the body. He also discovered the mechanisms by which EGF is taken into and…
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