Growth Factors — cellular signal molecules (see peptides and oligopeptides) that can stimulate cell growth, proliferation, wound healing and/or differentiation.
See:
sh-Oligopeptide-1 (EGF: Epidermal Growth Factor)
sh-Oligopeptide-2 (IGF-1: Insulin-like Growth Factor 1)
sh-Polypeptide-1 (bFGF: ba...
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