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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