Epidermal Growth Factor and Intestinal Barrier Function

Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is a 53-amino acid peptide that plays an important role in regulating cell growth, survival, migration, apoptosis, proliferation, and differentiation. In addition, EGF has been established to be an effective intestinal regulator helping to protect intestinal barrier int...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xiaopeng Tang, Hu Liu, Shufen Yang, Zuohua Li, Jinfeng Zhong, Rejun Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1927348