Fibroblast growth factors: activities and significance of non-neurotrophin neurotrophic growth factors.
Although first characterized by virtue of their ability to stimulate endothelial cell proliferation in vitro and angiogenesis in vivo, the fibroblast growth factors are now also well recognized for their neurotrophic activities. Understanding the physiological significance of these multifunctional, virtually ubiquitous and pluripotential molecules, however, remains enigmatic. Recent advances describing their molecular, biochemical and biological characteristics has led to a better understanding of their role in the central nervous system.
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Department of Molecular and Cellular Growth Biology, Whittier Institute for Diabetes and Endocrinology, La Jolla, California 92037.
D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000378:metabolism; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D014018:Tissue Distribution
D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors