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estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, interleukin-2 receptor, and epidermal growth factor receptor.
any gene that is a causative factor in the initiation of cancerous growth
Simply put, epidermal growth factor (EGF) is a mitogenic protein, and it is used to stimulate cell growth.
Muriel Viegas has written:
'The intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity of the epidermal growth factor receptor is necessary for phospholipase A2 activation'
epidermal growth factor