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Fibroblast Growth Factors  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A family of small polypeptide growth factors that share several common features including a strong affinity for HEPARIN, and a central barrel-shaped core region of 140 amino acids that is highly homologous between family members. Although originally studied as proteins that stimulate the growth of fibroblasts this distinction is no longer a requirement for membership in the fibroblast growth factor family.

Entry terms

  • 62031-54-3
  • DNA Synthesis Factor
  • Fibroblast Growth Factor
  • Fibroblast growth factor
  • Fibroblast Growth Regulatory Factor

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LHSHWC9P-D

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