while several workers have identified epidermal growth factor ( egf ) receptors on human thyroid membranes , very few reports have described egf effects on intact human thyroid cells in primary culture , and these were short term studies indicating that egf effects were primarily inhibitory [ reduced iodide uptake and thyroglobulin ( tg ) , t4 , and t3 release ] .
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