Enhanced fibronectin-mediated cell adhesion of human osteoblast by fibroblast growth factor, FGF-2

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 1659-1663

  Jang, Jun Hyeog ^a   Ku, Young ^a   Chung, Chong Pyoung ^a   Heo, Seong Joo ^a  

^a School of Dentistry   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cell adhesion; Extracellular matrix; FGF 2; Fibronectin; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036806210     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020617904251     Document Type: Article

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