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Apt for skin hydration and renewal, it is powered by epidermal growth factors (EGF) derived from barley designed to boost skin’s collagen production—alongside hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and Icelandic water—for smoother, plumper, firmer skin.
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Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2025
Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is a protein that sits on the surface of breast cells, helping to regulate their growth and division.
—New Atlas, 16 July 2025
For example, some stomach cancers have cells that have too much of a protein called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2).
—Marla Anderson, Verywell Health, 8 July 2025
Her lab results came back positive for an EGFR mutation, which is a change in the epidermal growth factor receptor gene that affects how cells grow and divide and may increase cancer spread in the body.
—Hannah Harper, Health, 14 June 2025
So a good example is a subtype of lung cancer, which is driven by a mutation in the epidermal growth factor receptor, or EGFR.
—quantamagazine.org, 15 Oct. 2024
Among them, the epidermal growth factor that gets the hero treatment in the brand’s core range; keratinocyte growth factor, which boosts the skin barrier, and interleukin-1 alpha, which aids in firmness.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2025
Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is a protein that sits on the surface of breast cells, helping to regulate their growth and division.
—New Atlas, 16 July 2025
For example, some stomach cancers have cells that have too much of a protein called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2).
—Marla Anderson, Verywell Health, 8 July 2025
Her lab results came back positive for an EGFR mutation, which is a change in the epidermal growth factor receptor gene that affects how cells grow and divide and may increase cancer spread in the body.
—Hannah Harper, Health, 14 June 2025
So a good example is a subtype of lung cancer, which is driven by a mutation in the epidermal growth factor receptor, or EGFR.
—quantamagazine.org, 15 Oct. 2024
Among them, the epidermal growth factor that gets the hero treatment in the brand’s core range; keratinocyte growth factor, which boosts the skin barrier, and interleukin-1 alpha, which aids in firmness.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Epidermal growth factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epidermal%20growth%20factor. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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