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Name:	Fibroblast Growth Factors
Description:	A family of small polypeptide growth factors that share several common features including a strong affinity for HEPARIN, and a central barrel-shaped core region of 140 amino acids that is highly homologous between family members. Although originally studied as proteins that stimulate the growth of fibroblasts this distinction is no longer a requirement for membership in the fibroblast growth factor family.
Synonyms:	Fibroblast Growth Regulatory Factor; DNA Synthesis Factor; Fibroblast growth factor; Fibroblast Growth Factor; Growth Factor, Fibroblast; Growth Factors, Fibroblast