Description: EGF stimulates the growth of various epidermal and epithelial tissues in vivo and in vitro and of some fibroblasts in cell culture. Magnesiotropic hormone that stimulates magnesium reabsorption in the renal distal convoluted tubule via engagement of EGFR and activation of the magnesium channel TRPM6 (By similarity). (www.uniprot.org) Rat Epidermal Growth Factor, purified from submandibular gland, is a single glycosylated polypeptide chain