Analysis of trophic responses in lesioned brain: focus on basic fibroblast growth factor mechanisms

The actions of fibroblast growth factors (FGFs), particularly the basic form (bFGF), have been described in a large number of cells and include mitogenicity, angiogenicity and wound repair. The present review discusses the presence of the bFGF protein and messenger RNA as well as the presence of the...

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Main Authors: Chadi G., Fuxe K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1998-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998000200007