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Heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor as a novel targeting molecule for cancer therapy.
Cancer science - 1 May 2006
Miyamoto Shingo, Yagi Hiroshi, Yotsumoto Fusanori, Kawarabayashi Tatsuhiko, Mekada Eisuke
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HB-EGF, a member of the EGF family of growth factors, exerts its biological activity through activation of the EGFR and other ErbB receptors. HB-EGF participates in diverse biological processes, including heart development and maintenance, skin wound healing, eyelid formation, blastocyst implantation, progression of atherosclerosis and tumor formation, through the activation of signaling molecules downstream of...
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