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TGF alpha is dispensable for skin tumorigenesis in Tg.AC mice.
Toxicologic pathology - 1 Jan 2000
Humble M C, Szczesniak C J, Luetteke N C, Spalding J W, Cannon R E, Hansen L A, Lee D C, Tennant R W
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Alterations in growth factor signaling pathways frequently accompany the development and maintenance of epithelial neoplasia. Transforming growth factor alpha (TGF alpha) and its epidermal growth factor receptor have been thought to play an especially important role in epithelial neoplasia. In this study, mice were derived genetically deficient (null) in functional TGF alpha expression and carrying the...
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