title: Role of fibroblast growth factor-2 in human brain: a focus on development.
abstract: Trophic factors have gained a great degree of attention as regulators of neural cells proliferation and differentiation as well as of brain maturation. Very little is known, however, about their effects on human immature nervous system. In this paper, data on expression of fibroblast-growth factor-2 and its receptors are reviewed and discussed in the light of its possible role in human brain development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytomorphology, School of Medicine, Cagliari, Italy. gremo@vaxca1.unica.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gremo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Presta
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development*; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2