表皮生长因子是母乳中的一种主要促生长因子。

Science. 1980 Oct 10;210(4466):198-9. doi: 10.1126/science.6968093.

Human milk stimulates DNA synthesis in cell cultures in which growth has been arrested. The mitogenic activity of milk is neutralized by the addition of antibody to human epidermal growth factor. The results identify epidermal growth factor as a major growth-promoting agent in breast milk.

人乳可刺激处于生长停滞状态的细胞培养物中的DNA合成。通过添加抗人表皮生长因子抗体可中和乳汁的促有丝分裂活性。这些结果表明表皮生长因子是母乳中的一种主要生长促进剂。