Description
Acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF), also known as heparin-binding growth factor (HBGF-1) and FGF-1, is a member of FGF family who are involved in a variety of biological processes. aFGF is considered to function in several important physiological and pathological processes, such as embryonic development, morphogenesis, angiogenesis, wound healing and atheromatosis. This protein acts as a mitogen for a variety of mesoderm- and neuroectoderm-derived cells in vitro and stimulates cell growth, migration, and differentiation