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The differential influence of EGF, IGF-I, and TGF-β on the invasiveness of human breast cancer cells

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    Gina M. Tong, Talitha T. Rajah & J. Thomas Pento

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Tong, G.M., Rajah, T.T. & Pento, J.T. The differential influence of EGF, IGF-I, and TGF-β on the invasiveness of human breast cancer cells. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Animal 36, 493–494 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1290/1071-2690(2000)036<0493:TDIOEI>2.0.CO;2

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