NALT

Preferred term

fibroblast growth factor 1

Chemical

A 17-kDa single-chain polypeptide growth factor that plays a significant role in the process of wound healing and is a potent inducer of physiologic angiogenesis. It binds to heparin, which potentiates its biological activity and protects it from proteolysis. The growth factor is an extremely potent inducer of DNA synthesis in a variety of cell types from mesoderm and neuroectoderm lineages, and also has chemotactic and mitogenic activities. It was originally named acidic fibroblast growth factor based upon its chemical properties and to distinguish it from basic fibroblast growth factor (fibroblast growth factor 2).

fibroblast growth factors

acidic fibroblast growth factor
fibroblast growth factor-1
fibroblast growth factor, acidic

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

54281

Spanish

factor 1 de crecimiento de fibroblasto
factor de crecimiento acido del fibroblasto

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/126905

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 1/15/15