Growth factors in central nervous system development and tumorigenesis.
Growth factors play an important role in the development of the normal central nervous system as well as in the genesis of central nervous system tumors. Some of the more important growth factors and growth factor receptors, as they pertain to neurooncology, are reviewed in this article.
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Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.
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