National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 21, 2019
Preferred Name

Fibroblast Growth Factor

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C20426

code

C20426

DEFINITION

A family of structurally-related growth factors with high affinity for heparin. These proteins modulate cell proliferation, angiogenesis, wound healing, embryogenesis and paracrine signaling pathways. Fibroblast growth factors (FGF) stimulate signal transduction through binding to specific members of the fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFR) family tyrosine kinases.

FULL_SYN

Fibroblast Growth Regulatory Factor

FGF

Endothelial Cell Growth Factor

DNA Synthesis Factor

ECGF

label

Fibroblast Growth Factor

Legacy_Concept_Name

Fibroblast_Growth_Factor

Preferred_Name

Fibroblast Growth Factor

prefixIRI

C20426

prefLabel

Fibroblast Growth Factor

Semantic_Type

Biologically Active Substance

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

UMLS_CUI

C0016026

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C20424

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