epidermal growth factor

Synonyms:
  • EGF
German: epidermaler Wachstumsfaktor
Japanese: 上皮成長因子

Biochemistry. A protein of 53 amino acids that plays an important role in the regulation of cell growth, proliferation, and differentiation by binding to its EGF receptor on the cell surface.

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