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Journal of Cell Science, Vol 86, Issue 1 47-55, Copyright © 1986 by Company of Biologists

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Differential effects of epidermal growth factor (EGF) on cell locomotion and cell proliferation in a cloned human embryonal carcinoma-derived cell line in vitro

W Engstrom
Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK.

The effects of epidermal growth factor (EGF) on clones from a human embryonal carcinoma-derived cell line (Tera-2) have been studied. Cells were plated at clonal densities, whereafter the effects of serum and EGF on cell locomotion and cell proliferation were examined. The addition of 50 ngEGF ml-1 resulted in increased migration, as judged by increased colony diameter in the presence of EGF. However, the effect of EGF on cell locomotion was rarely accompanied by any effect on cell proliferation. It was concluded that EGF exerts a preferential effect on cell migration in human embryonal carcinoma cells in vitro.




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