EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR UROGASTRONE
\ˌɛpɪdˈɜːmə͡l ɡɹˈə͡ʊθ fˈaktə jˈʊ͡əɹəɡˌastɹə͡ʊn], \ˌɛpɪdˈɜːməl ɡɹˈəʊθ fˈaktə jˈʊəɹəɡˌastɹəʊn], \ˌɛ_p_ɪ_d_ˈɜː_m_əl ɡ_ɹ_ˈəʊ_θ f_ˈa_k_t_ə j_ˈʊə_ɹ_ə_ɡ_ˌa_s_t_ɹ_əʊ_n]\
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A 6 kD polypeptide growth factor initially discovered in mouse submaxillary glands. Human epidermal growth factor was originally isolated from urine based on its ability to inhibit gastric secretion and called urogastrone. EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR exerts a wide variety of biological effects including the promotion of proliferation and differentiation of mesenchymal and epithelial cells.
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