hepatocyte growth factor

  • 1Hepatocyte growth factor — Hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) is a paracrine cellular growth, motility and morphogenic factor. It is secreted by mesenchymal cells and targets and acts primarily upon epithelial cells and endothelial cells, but also acts on… …

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  • 2hepatocyte growth factor — (HGF) a potent mitogen and inducer of hepatocyte proliferation, produced by nonparenchymal cells in the liver and by mesenchymal cells in many other organs. Called also scatter f …

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  • 3hepatocyte growth factor — Polypeptide mitogen originally shown to cause cell division in hepatocytes. In the liver, the main sources of HGF are non parenchymal cells. It is now clear that HGF is a mitogen for a number of cell types and it is found in many cells outside… …

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  • 4Growth factor — The term growth factor refers to a naturally occurring protein capable of stimulating cellular growth, [DorlandsDict|three/000038554|growth factor] proliferation and cellular differentiation. Growth factors are important for regulating a variety… …

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  • 5Growth factor — Dieser Artikel behandelt Wachstumsfaktor als Begriff aus der Biologie. Das Wort wird außerdem verwendet bei der mathematischen Untersuchung von Wachstumsprozessen (siehe Wachstumsfaktor (Mathematik)) Als Wachstumsfaktoren werden Proteine… …

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  • 6Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha — Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4, alpha PDB rendering based on 1m7w …

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  • 7Transforming growth factor — Der Transforming Growth Factor (Abk. TGF, deut. Transformierender Wachstumsfaktor) gehört zu den Zytokinen zählenden Signalmolekülen. Sie sind namensgebend für die TGF Signalwege. TGF spielen eine sehr wichtige Rolle bei der embryonalen… …

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  • 8Transforming Growth Factor — Der Transforming Growth Factor (Abk. TGF, deut. Transformierender Wachstumsfaktor) gehört zu den Zytokinen zählenden Signalmolekülen. Sie sind namensgebend für die TGF Signalwege. TGF spielen eine sehr wichtige Rolle bei der embryonalen… …

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  • 9Epidermal growth factor receptor — This article is about a cell surface receptor. For estimated measure of kidney function (eGFR), see Glomerular filtration rate. Epidermal growth factor receptor …

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  • 10Low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor — P75 redirects here. For the New Testament manuscript, see Papyrus 75. For Pentium processor at 75 MHz, see Intel P5 (microarchitecture). Nerve growth factor receptor PDB rendering based on 1sg1 …

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