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Role of fibroblast growth factor‐2 in human brain: a focus on development
Author(s) -
Gremo Fulvia,
Presta Marco
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
international journal of developmental neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.761
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1873-474X
pISSN - 0736-5748
DOI - 10.1016/s0736-5748(99)00095-7
Subject(s) - fibroblast growth factor , neuroscience , human brain , biology , nervous system , fibroblast growth factor receptor , receptor , central nervous system , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics
Trophic factors have gained a great degree of attention as regulators of neural cells proliferation and differentiation as well as of brain maturation. Very little is known, however, about their effects on human immature nervous system. In this paper, data on expression of fibroblast‐growth factor‐2 and its receptors are reviewed and discussed in the light of its possible role in human brain development.