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Fibroblast Growth Factor 7

Known as: Keratinocyte Growth Factor, fibroblast growth factor 7 (FGF7), kgf 
A fibroblast growth factor that is a specific mitogen for EPITHELIAL CELLS. It binds a complex of HEPARAN SULFATE and FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR… Expand
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FGF7 geneFGF7 wt AlleleIn BloodProcess of secretion
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Phenotypic differences between oral and skin fibroblasts in wound contraction and growth factor expression.
Wounds of the oral mucosa heal in an accelerated fashion with reduced scarring compared with cutaneous wounds. The differences in… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
GLP-2 stimulates colonic growth via KGF, released by subepithelial myofibroblasts with GLP-2 receptors
BACKGROUND Glucagon-like peptide-2 is thought to act as a growth factor for the gut, but the localization of the GLP-2 receptor… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Inducible expression of keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) in mice inhibits lung epithelial cell death induced by hyperoxia
  • P. Ray, Y. Devaux, +6 authors A. Ray
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
  • 2003
    • Corpus ID: 6577869
Oxidant-induced injury to the lung is associated with extensive damage to the lung epithelium. Instillation of keratinocyte… Expand
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2002
2002
Esophageal ulceration activates keratinocyte growth factor and its receptor in rats: implications for ulcer healing.
BACKGROUND & AIMS Cellular and molecular mechanisms of esophageal ulcer healing remain unexplored. We studied the sequential… Expand
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2000
2000
Autocrine interactions of keratinocyte growth factor, hepatocyte growth factor, and kit-ligand in the regulation of normal ovarian surface epithelial cells.
Ovarian tumors are primarily derived from the layer of epithelium surrounding the ovary termed the ovarian surface epithelium… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Differential binding of fibroblast growth factor-2 and -7 to basement membrane heparan sulfate: comparison of normal and abnormal human tissues.
Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) play multiple roles during development and in adult tissues as paracrine regulators of growth… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Keratinocyte growth factor and embryonic rat lung morphogenesis.
We examined possible roles of keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in lung morphogenesis. By… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Changes in gene expression of growth factors and their receptors during castration-induced involution and androgen-induced regrowth of rat prostates.
To find candidates for the mediator of the growth-promoting action of androgen in rat prostates, the changes in the steady-state… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Keratinocyte growth factor increases mRNAs for SP-A and SP-B in adult rat alveolar type II cells in culture.
The production of pulmonary surfactant, a complex of phospholipids and lung-specific surfactant proteins, is a primary function… Expand
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Hepatocyte growth factor, keratinocyte growth factor, their receptors, fibroblast growth factor receptor-2, and the cells of the cornea.
PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine whether messenger RNA coding for hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), HGF receptor… Expand
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