title: Epiregulin is not essential for development of intestinal tumors but is required for protection from intestinal damage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, CB#7264, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
authors.forename: Daekee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: R Scott
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Pearsall
authors.forename: Sanjoy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Sudhansu K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.forename: Virginia L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Godfrey
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Threadgill
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D002460:Cell Line; D003106:Colon / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D016264:Dextran Sulfate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D066260:Epiregulin; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D018390:Gene Targeting; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008115:Liver Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D066260:Epiregulin; C587881:Ereg protein, mouse; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D016264:Dextran Sulfate