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TGF alpha can act as a chemoattractant to perioptic mesenchymal cells in developing mouse eyes.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jun 1995
Reneker L W, Silversides D W, Patel K, Overbeek P A
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Growth factors are believed to play an important role in regulating cell fate and cell behavior during embryonic development. Transforming growth factor alpha (TGF alpha), a member of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) superfamily, is a small polypeptide growth factor. Upon binding to its receptor, the EGF receptor (EGFR), TGF alpha can exert diverse biological activities, such as induction of cell proliferation...
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