Fibroblast Growth Factor 8
"Fibroblast Growth Factor 8" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A fibroblast growth factor that preferentially activates FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 4. It was initially identified as an androgen-induced growth factor and plays a role in regulating growth of human BREAST NEOPLASMS and PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS.
| Descriptor ID |
D051524
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.624.180 D12.776.467.624.180 D23.529.624.180
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| Concept/Terms |
Fibroblast Growth Factor 8- Fibroblast Growth Factor 8
- Androgen-Induced Growth Factor
- Androgen Induced Growth Factor
- Growth Factor, Androgen-Induced
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fibroblast Growth Factor 8" by people in Profiles.
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Fong KS, Adachi DA, Chang SB, Lozanoff S. Midline craniofacial malformations with a lipomatous cephalocele are associated with insufficient closure of the neural tube in the tuft mouse. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug; 100(8):598-607.
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Chen Y, Moon AM, Gaufo GO. Influence of mesodermal Fgf8 on the differentiation of neural crest-derived postganglionic neurons. Dev Biol. 2012 Jan 01; 361(1):125-36.