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Fibroblast growth factor receptors and their ligands in the adult rat kidney.
Kidney international - 1 Jul 2001
Cancilla B, Davies A, Cauchi J A, Risbridger G P, Bertram J F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are a family of at least 21 heparin-binding proteins involved in many biological processes, both during development and in the adult, including cell proliferation, differentiation, and angiogenesis. FGFs mediate their effects through high-affinity tyrosine kinase receptors (FGFRs), which are encoded by four genes. The aims of the present study were to localize FGFR-1...
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