Neural induction: Do fibroblast growth factors strike a cord?
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Neural induction: Do fibroblast growth factors strike a cord?
Recent studies suggest that fibroblast growth factors (FGFs), or FGF receptor-mediated signalling, function in specifying posterior identity in the developing neural tube, and possibly also in neural induction.
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(09)00446-1