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STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF HEPARIN-BINDING EGF-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR (HB-EGF)

Karen M. Davis-Fleischer, PhD and Gail E. Besner

Department of Surgery, Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, Ohio, 43205

Received 2/20/98 Accepted 2/25/98

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