fibroblast growth factor

initialism: FGF
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10720

Any member of a family of more than twenty protein growth factors involved in angiogenesis, wound healing, and, in early embryonic development, induction of mesoderm, patterning and morphogenesis, and development of the limbs and brain.

See also: sonic hedgehog
Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 713. (Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)) on page 755 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'fibroblast growth factor' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10720 RIS BibTex EndNote
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