Epidermal growth factor
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| Epidermal growth factor | |
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| Term | Epidermal growth factor |
| Short definition | epidermal growth factor (eh-pih-DER-mul grothe FAK-ter) A protein produced by many body cells and some types of tumors. It causes cells to grow and differentiate (become more specialized). |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
epidermal growth factor - (pronounced) (eh-pih-DER-mul grothe FAK-ter) A protein produced by many body cells and some types of tumors. It causes cells to grow and differentiate (become more specialized). It's a type of growth factor and a type of cytokine. Also called EGF
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- Medical encyclopedia article on Epidermal growth factor
- Wikipedia's article - Epidermal growth factor
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