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Hepatocyte growth factor is essential for migration of myogenic cells and promotes their proliferation during the early periods of tongue morphogenesis in mouse embryos
30 Jan 2002
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Temporal and spatial occurrence of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and its cognate receptor c-Met in the mouse mandibular development was investigated by immunohistochemistry and quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. HGF was first recognized in the mesenchymal cells of the first branchial arch at the 10th day of gestation (E10), before tongue formation, whereas HGF receptor (c-Met)...
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