Epidermal growth factor (EGF)

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Stem Cell

A cell messenger protein that has effects including stimulation of epidermal development, in newborn animals it hastens eyelid-opening and tooth-eruption

The President's Council on Bioethics — The President's Council on Bioethics Glossary

A protein that stimulates epidermal and various other cells to divide.

DHHS — Stem Cells: Scientific Progress and Future Research Directions