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Fibroblast growth factor 2 promotes tumor progression in an autochthonous mouse model of prostate cancer.
Cancer research - 15 Sept 2003
Polnaszek Nathaniel, Kwabi-Addo Bernard, Peterson Leif E, Ozen Mustafa, Greenberg Norman M, Ortega Sagrario, Basilico Claudio, Ittmann Michael
Abstract excerpt
Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 2 (or basic FGF) is expressed at increased levels in human prostate cancer. FGF2 can promote cell motility and proliferation, increase tumor angiogenesis, and inhibit apoptosis, all of which play an important role in tumor progression. To determine whether FGF2 play...
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