It does this by binding to a receptor known as epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
Vectibix inhibits cancer cell growth and survival by targeting a protein known as the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). From Wordnik.com. [CancerConsultants] Reference
Both Erbitux and Vectibix target what scientists call epidermal growth-factor receptors, or EGFRs, which sit on the surface of cells. From Wordnik.com. [Genetic Research May Help Pick] Reference
See these -- sub-epidermal blisters are beginning to form. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 16, 2006] Reference
The epidermal cells of this leaf are large and uniformly round. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference
An ordinary epidermal cell; st. stomata; sc. sclerenchyma; ph. phloen. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference
The epidermal cells and those below and in contact with them are thick-walled. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference
If it came back as anything but an epidermal inclusion cyst, I would be amazed. From Wordnik.com. [Briefing On President Minor Surgical Procedure] Reference
Glaceous wax surfaces and microanatomical epidermal emergences reflect radiation. From Wordnik.com. [Socotra Island xeric shrublands] Reference
Chitinogenous: applied to that layer of epidermal cells which secretes the chitin. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Tarceva works by blocking a protein called EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor). From Wordnik.com. [The Deadliest Cancer] Reference
These latter have thick walls appearing silvery and clearer than the epidermal cells. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses] Reference
Dr. Brown's formulas contain epidermal growth factor (ph) and insulin-like growth factor. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 17, 2003] Reference
Reaching up, he felt of the pellucid epidermal seal that had closed a cut on his forehead. From Wordnik.com. [Dirge]
This epidermal irruption of the corium takes place at definite points right round the foot. From Wordnik.com. [Diseases of the Horse's Foot] Reference
= -- These may be mere epidermal excrescences, or they may be the abortive rudiments of leaves. From Wordnik.com. [Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants] Reference
The epidermal cells as well as the layer of cells in immediate contact with it are thick-walled. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference
The epidermal cells have even surfaces in the leaves of most grasses but in some they bulge out. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference
He underwent excision of a sebaceous cyst, which is layman's language for an epidermal inclusion cyst. From Wordnik.com. [Briefing On President Minor Surgical Procedure] Reference
A few blisters began to appear on his sensitive, exposed skin where the epidermal flaps had not closed. From Wordnik.com. [Running from the Deity]
And what an epidermal hemorrhage is is an accumulation of blood inside the skull, but outside of the brain. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 19, 2009] Reference
The epidermal cells are all thickened very much and the outer layer is cutinized and impregnated with silica. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference
Both were cut and shredded appropriately to allow him to raise and lower the epidermal flaps that covered his body. From Wordnik.com. [Running from the Deity]
As regards size, the epidermal cells overlying the sclerenchyma are small and those lying over parenchyma are larger. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference
You know, like -- our epidermal layer's always coming off, but with reptiles, you've got that very typical skin shed. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 13, 2001] Reference
Like the other epidermal cells the guard cells have heavy deposits of flint, which here are in the form of thick transverse bars. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses] Reference
They are in structure like those of the ferns, but the walls of the guard cells are much thickened like the other epidermal cells. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses] Reference
At its heart is the Vinotherapy Center which offers, among other epidermal enticements, "Cabernet peeling" and "Sauvignon massage.". From Wordnik.com. [Grape Expectations] Reference
Dull instinct dragged him along while his field equipment kept him alive, armor-shell protecting epidermal shell concealing ... what?. From Wordnik.com. [The False Mirror]
The question may be raised whether the origin of this epidermal layer is not in part a floating up of the margins of the main aperture. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Second, within the epidermis are several rows of cells similar to the epidermal cells, but somewhat larger, and like them having dark-brown walls. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses] Reference
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