LP18547-7
Epidermal growth factor
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Description
A 6-kDa 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. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Epidermal growth factor
- Part Display Name
- Epidermal growth factor
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- EGF
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 表皮生长因子 Synonyms: EGF |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Factor de crecimiento epidérmico |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Fattore di crescita epidermico Synonyms: EGFR |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Epidermaalne kasvufaktor |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Epidermal büyüme faktörü |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Эпидермальный роста фактор |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Facteur de croissance épidermique Synonyms: eGF |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Facteur de croissance épidermique |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | epidermale groeifactor |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Επιδερμικός αυξητικός παράγοντας Synonyms: Επιδερμικός αυξητικός παράγοντας |
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