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Induction of dorsal and ventral mesoderm by ectopically expressed Xenopus basic fibroblast growth factor.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jan 1992
Kimelman D, Maas A
Abstract excerpt
Peptide growth factors from the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and transforming growth factor-beta families are likely regulators of mesoderm formation in the early Xenopus embryo. Although basic FGF is found in the Xenopus embryo at the correct time and at sufficient concentrations to suggest that it is the FGF-type inducer, the lack of a secretory signal sequence in the basic FGF peptide has raised questions as...
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