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EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR

Specialty Definition: EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR

DomainDefinition

Health

EGFR. The protein found on the surface of some cells and to which epidermal growth factor binds, causing the cells to divide. It is found at abnormally high levels on the surface of many types of cancer cells, so these cells may divide excessively in the presence of epidermal growth factor. Also known as ErbB1 or HER1. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR

Specialty definitions using "EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR": c-erbB-2Genes, erbB, Genes, erbB-1, Genes, erbB-2HER2/neu, HER2/neu gene. (references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Data for HER-2/neu, epidermal growth factor receptor, and stress-response (heat shock) proteins are of interest, but further investigation is required before reaching any conclusions about their clinical value. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

epidermal growth factor receptor

5
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

45 50 49 44 45 52 4D 41 4C      47 52 4F 57 54 48      46 41 43 54 4F 52      52 45 43 45 50 54 4F 52

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

            

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000101 01010000 01001001 01000100 01000101 01010010 01001101 01000001 01001100 00100000 01000111 01010010 01001111 01010111 01010100 01001000 00100000 01000110 01000001 01000011 01010100 01001111 01010010 00100000 01010010 01000101 01000011 01000101 01010000 01010100 01001111 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0045 0050 0049 0044 0045 0052 004D 0041 004C      0047 0052 004F 0057 0054 0048      0046 0041 0043 0054 004F 0052      0052 0045 0043 0045 0050 0054 004F 0052

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3950433839524735462415249575442240353754495225239373950544952

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Quotations: Non-fiction
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Orthography
5. Bibliography


  

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