## Abstract Transforming growth factor alpha (TGFโฮฑ) has multifunctional biological effects on a variety of mesenchymal and epithelial cells. It is a potent mitogen for a number of normal and transformed cell types, regulates extracellular matrix (ECM) production and promotes breast, kidney and lun
Leptin acts as a mitogenic and antiapoptotic factor for colonic cancer cells
โ Scribed by M. R. Hoda; S. J. Keely; L. S. Bertelsen; W. G. Junger; D. Dharmasena; K. E. Barrett
- Book ID
- 101752214
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 178 KB
- Volume
- 94
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.5530
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