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| Title |
Fibroblast growth factors
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Genome Biology, March 2001
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| DOI | 10.1186/gb-2001-2-3-reviews3005 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
David M Ornitz, Nobuyuki Itoh |
| Abstract |
Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) make up a large family of polypeptide growth factors that are found in organisms ranging from nematodes to humans. In vertebrates, the 22 members of the FGF family range in molecular mass from 17 to 34 kDa and share 13-71% amino acid identity. Between vertebrate species, FGFs are highly conserved in both gene structure and amino-acid sequence. FGFs have a high affinity for heparan sulfate proteoglycans and require heparan sulfate to activate one of four cell-surface FGF receptors. During embryonic development, FGFs have diverse roles in regulating cell proliferation, migration and differentiation. In the adult organism, FGFs are homeostatic factors and function in tissue repair and response to injury. When inappropriately expressed, some FGFs can contribute to the pathogenesis of cancer. A subset of the FGF family, expressed in adult tissue, is important for neuronal signal transduction in the central and peripheral nervous systems. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 268 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1% |
| Australia | 2 | <1% |
| Japan | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Singapore | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 5 | 2% |
| Unknown | 249 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 128 | 48% |
| Researcher | 86 | 32% |
| Student > Master | 76 | 28% |
| Student > Bachelor | 60 | 22% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 36 | 13% |
| Other | 105 | 39% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 161 | 60% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 116 | 43% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 98 | 37% |
| Engineering | 18 | 7% |
| Chemistry | 16 | 6% |
| Other | 64 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 December 2023.
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#7
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