epidermal growth factor-urogastrone ( egf-uro ) , a polypeptide of about 6000 atomic mass units present in humans , mice , rats , and other mammals that is widely recognized for its mitogenic and acid-inhibitory activities , was observed to cause contraction of helical arterial strips of the rat ileocolic artery and to potentiate the action of kcl on helical strips from the superior ( cephalic ) mesenteric artery .
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epidermal growth factor-urogastrone
C0086418
humans