title: The EGF system in fetal development.
abstract: Immunohistochemical localization of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) disclosed a wide distribution of this protein in diverse fetal tissues. This review focuses on some of the vast work on the expression and operation of the EGFR and its principal ligands in fetal organogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Dept. Cell Biology and Anatomical Sciences, City Univ. of New York Medical School, NY 10031, USA. ewg@scisun.sci.ccny.cuny.edu
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Gresik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kashimata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kadoya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamashina
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology*; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor