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Growth Factor

Known as: Growth factors, Growth Factors, Proteins, Mitogen 
Substances made by the body that function to regulate cell division and cell survival. Some growth factors are also produced in the laboratory and… 
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Angiogenesis FactorAngiopoietinsEpidermal Growth FactorFibroblast Growth Factor 7

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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Angiogenesis, thymidine phosphorylase, and resistance of squamous cell head and neck cancer to cytotoxic and radiation therapy.
Thymidine phosphorylase (TP), an enzyme involved in the thymidine synthesis and degradation, has been shown to promote tumor… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Insulin-like growth factor binding proteins: roles in regulating IGF physiology.
Insulin-like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBPs) are soluble proteins present in in extracellular fluids. They have high… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Construction of a novel oncogene based on synthetic sequences encoding epidermal growth factor.
The autocrine model postulates that constitutive release of a mitogenic growth factor can lead to uncontrolled proliferation and… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Purification and partial sequence analysis of insulin-like growth factor-1 from bovine colostrum.
Growth-promoting activity in bovine colostrum has been detected as the capacity to stimulate protein synthesis in L6 myoblasts… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Epidermal growth factor in human urine from birth to puberty.
The highest concentrations of epidermal growth factor (EGF) are found in urine, but the physiological role of urinary EGF is… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Antibody against acid-stable insulin-like growth factor binding protein detects 150,000 mol wt growth hormone-dependent complex in human plasma.
In order to measure the 150,000 mol wt binding complex for insulin-like growth factors in human plasma without the need for… 
1983
1983
Inhibition of mitogen-induced proliferation of mouse T and B lymphocytes by bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma cruzi.
The role of virulent forms of Trypanosoma cruzi in modulating mitogen-induced lymphocyte responses was investigated in this work… 
1982
1982
Establishment of long-term monocyte suspension cultures from normal human peripheral blood
The long-term suspension growth of normal, immature myeloid cells from fresh human cord blood was recently reported and required… 
1980
1980
Colchicine inhibits epidermal growth factor degradation in 3T3 cells.
Colchicine (2 microM) did not affect the initial rate of association of 125I-labeled epidermal growth factor (125I-EGF) to Swiss… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
Stearic acid, an essential growth factor for Trypanosoma cruzi.
SUMMARY The function of serum in the composition of culture media for trypanosomes was investigated with Trypanosoma cruzi. Serum…