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Abstract
Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is a heparin-binding protein which has trophic effects on hippocampal neurons in vitro. It stimulates neurite extension when bound to surfaces coated with heparin, heparan sulfate, or hyaluronic acid, but not chondroitin sulfate or dermatan sulfate. Stimulation of neurite growth correlated strongly with the amount of [125I]bFGF bound by the different glycosoaminoglycans. Providing accessible stores of bFGF might be one function of glycosoaminoglycans during development.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3181348 DOI: 10.1016/0014-4886(88)90087-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Exp Neurol ISSN: 0014-4886 Impact factor: 5.330