ErbB1 at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is ErbB1? Epidermal growth factor receptor. The protein found on the surface of some cells and to which epidermal growth factor binds, causing the cells to divide. It is found at abnormally high levels on the surface of many types of cancer cells, so these cells ma

Medical Term & Definition Added By: Brian

Send To Friends!

If you'd like to send the ErbB1 definition to yourself or to your friends/colleagues, just enter the e-mail addresses in the boxes below -

We hope you now understand the meaning of ErbB1. If you need any more information on this term, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Other Similar Drugs Terms:

Prescription Drugs Term cell respiration is A chemical process in which oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates (sugars). Also called oxidative metabolism, aerobic metabolism, or aerobic respiration.

Prescription Drugs Term Biodegradable is A material that can be broken down to simpler components by a biological process.

Prescription Drugs Term Cross Contamination is The measurable and detrimental contamination of a material or product with another material or product.

Prescription Drugs Term endometrial hyperplasia is An abnormal overgrowth of the endometrium (the layer of cells that lines the uterus). There are four types of endometrial hyperplasia: simple endometrial hyperplasia, complex endometrial hyperplasia, simple endometrial hyperplasia with atypia, and complex

Prescription Drugs Term prophylaxis is An attempt to prevent disease.