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Medical Definition of FGF

1. Acidic fibroblast growth factor (alpha FGF, HBGF 1) and basic FGF (beta FGF, HBGF 2) are the two founder members of a family of structurally related growth factors for mesodermal or neuroectodermal cells. Synonym: heparin binding growth factor. Acronym: FGF This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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