Epidermal Growth Factor
also sh-Oligopeptide-1, EGF
Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is a protein that stimulates cell growth and differentiation by binding to its receptor, EGFR. Human EGF is 6-kDa and has 53 amino acid residues and three intramolecular disulfide bonds.
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Research 10
- More is not always better in hair growth factors. epidermal growth factor: hair growth factor involved in alopecia areata pathogenesis
- Mitigation of epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor-induced side effects utilizing melanin and vascular-specific lasers: A case report series
- Genetically null mice reveal a central role for epidermal growth factor receptor in the differentiation of the hair follicle and normal hair development.
- The incidence and management of cutaneous adverse events of the epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors
- Expression of a dominant negative mutant of epidermal growth factor receptor in the epidermis of transgenic mice elicits striking alterations in hair follicle development and skin structure.
- Adverse Reaction to Cetuximab, an Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitor.
- 1338 Epidermal growth factor receptor protects from immune privilege collapse and scarring hair follicle destruction
- Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors: A Review of Cutaneous Adverse Events and Management
- The Effect of Plasma Rich in Growth Factors on Pattern Hair Loss: A Pilot Study
- GROWTH FACTORS IN HAIR ORGAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE HAIR GROWTH CYCLE
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