The Proposed Roles of Fgfs During Fin Regeneration (IMAGE)

_Tokyo Institute of Technology

The Proposed Roles of Fgfs During Fin Regeneration

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The early Fgf signal mediated by Fgf20 from the wound epidermis induces blastema formation by acting on the underlying mesenchymal cells. At a later stage, Fgf3 up-regulated in the blastema functions as a mitogen and promotes cell proliferation.

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