epidermal growth factor human

epidermal growth factor human
a mitogenic polypeptide found in humans that is 70 per cent homologous with the epidermal growth factor of mice; it promotes growth and differentiation, is essential in embryogenesis, and is important in wound healing. It is produced by many normal cell types and is made in large amounts by some tumors; the kidneys are the major source of the circulating factor. Called also urogastrone.

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