epidermal growth factor ( egf ) was originally characterized as a growth factor for various cell types1,2 and was subsequently shown to affect a number of cellular and molecular processes3,4 , of which many might be considered as a part of the pleiotropic growth response ( enhanced uptake of glucose , uridine and amino acids and stimulated synthesis of protein , rna and dna ) .
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synthesis
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rna