Ischemic stroke is a fatal condition caused by an arterial embolism that blocks the blood flow through the cerebral artery, frequently being a cause of mortality and disability. Fibroblast growth ...

FGF basic is a member of the FGF family, which includes at least 23 related mitogenic proteins sharing 35–60% amino acid conservation. Unlike most other FGFs, FGF acidic and FGF basic lack ...

Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21) is an atypical member of the FGF family. It act as an endocrine hormone which affects energy balance. In humans FGF-21 was correlated with obesity. The ...

Specifically we have been interested in characterizing the role of Wnt and Fgf family members in normal mammary gland development and stem cell self-renewal, and the properties of tumor initiating ...

FGF-8 is a member of the fibroblast growth factor family, originally identified as essential for the androgen-dependent growth of mouse mammary carcinoma cells. In mice, alternative splicing of ...