Distribution of Acidic and Basic Fibroblast Growth Factors (FGF) in the Foetal Rat Eye: Implications for Lens Development

THE HEPARIN-BINDING (FIBROBLAST) GROWTH FACTOR FAMILY OF PROTEINS

1989 • 1,948 citations

Recent developments in the cell biology of basic fibroblast growth factor.

1989 • 1,049 citations

Endothelial cell-derived basic fibroblast growth factor: synthesis and deposition into subendothelial extracellular matrix.

1987 • 1,045 citations

A heparin-binding angiogenic protein--basic fibroblast growth factor--is stored within basement membrane.

1988 • 892 citations

Growth factors in bone matrix. Isolation of multiple types by affinity chromatography on heparin-Sepharose.

1986 • 870 citations

Heparin protects basic and acidic FGF from inactivation

1986 • 856 citations

Endothelial cell-derived heparan sulfate binds basic fibroblast growth factor and protects it from proteolytic degradation.

1988 • 810 citations

Primary structure of bovine pituitary basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and comparison with the amino-terminal sequence of bovine brain acidic FGF.

1985 • 710 citations

Basic fibroblast growth factor binds to subendothelial extracellular matrix and is released by heparitinase and heparin-like molecules

1989 • 597 citations

Release of basic fibroblast growth factor-heparan sulfate complexes from endothelial cells by plasminogen activator-mediated proteolytic activity.

1990 • 545 citations

Distribution of basic fibroblast growth factor in the 18-day rat fetus: localization in the basement membranes of diverse tissues.

1990 • 533 citations

Growth factors are released by mechanically wounded endothelial cells.

1989 • 420 citations

Fibroblast growth factors are present in the extracellular matrix produced by endothelial cells invitro: Implications for a role of heparinase-like enzymes in the neovascular response

1987 • 416 citations

Fibroblast growth factor

1986 • 367 citations

The fibroblast growth factor family: Structural and biological properties

1989 • 362 citations

Fibroblast growth factors promote the survival of adult rat retinal ganglion cells after transection of the optic nerve

1987 • 355 citations

Molecular Characterization of Fibroblast Growth Factor: Distribution and Biological Activities in Various Tissues

1986 • 340 citations

Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) induces different responses in lens epithelial cells depending on its concentration

1989 • 324 citations

Receptor- and heparin-binding domains of basic fibroblast growth factor.

1988 • 318 citations

Interaction of heparin with human basic fibroblast growth factor: Protection of the angiogenic protein from proteolytic degradation by a glycosaminoglycan

1989 • 304 citations

The brain fibroblast growth factor (FGF) is localized in neurons

1986 • 276 citations

The loss of ganglion cells in the developing retina of the rat

1982 • 266 citations

Role of extracellular matrix in the action of basic fibroblast growth factor: Matrix as a source of growth factor for long‐term stimulation of plasminogen activator production and DNA synthesis

1989 • 227 citations

Multiple influences of a heparin-binding growth factor on neuronal development.

1987 • 212 citations

Monospecific antibodies implicate basic fibroblast growth factor in normal wound repair.

1989 • 199 citations

Human vascular smooth muscle cells both express and respond to heparin-binding growth factor I (endothelial cell growth factor).

1987 • 194 citations

Loss of axons from the optic nerve of the rat during early postnatal development

1982 • 187 citations

Cell division, cell elongation and distribution of α-, β- and γ-crystallins in the rat lens

1978 • 185 citations

Acidic fibroblast growth factor enhances regeneration of processes by postnatal mammalian retinal ganglion cells in culture.

1988 • 181 citations

Isolation, characterization, and localization of heparin-binding growth factors in the heart.

1990 • 175 citations

Heparin modulation of the neurotropic effects of acidic and basic fibroblast growth factors and nerve growth factor on PC12 cells

1987 • 163 citations

Induction of Lens Fibre Differentiation by Acidic and Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF)

1989 • 155 citations

Heparin protects heparin-binding growth factor-I from proteolytic inactivation in vitro

1988 • 149 citations

Acidic fibroblast growth factor mRNA is expressed by cardiac myocytes in culture and the protein is localized to the extracellular matrix.

1989 • 141 citations

[9] Isolation and characterization of acidic and basic fibroblast growth factor

1987 • 139 citations

Cell division, cell elongation and the co-ordination of crystallin gene expression during lens morphogenesis in the rat

1978 • 133 citations

Specific fixation of bovine brain and retinal acidic and basic fibroblast growth factors to mouse embryonic eye basement membranes

1987 • 133 citations

Expression of basic fibroblast growth factor in the nervous system of early avian embryos

1990 • 128 citations

Evidence that fibroblast growth factor promotes lens fibre differentiation

1987 • 127 citations

Growth factors in the eye

1990 • 122 citations

Immunological study of acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF) distribution in the eye

1989 • 109 citations

Basic fibroblast growth factor: expression in cultured bovine vascular smooth muscle cells.

1988 • 106 citations

Ability of adult rat ganglion cells to regrow axons in vitro can be influenced by fibroblast growth factor and gangliosides

1989 • 105 citations

Expression pattern of acidic and basic fibroblast growth factor genes in adult rat eyes

1990 • 99 citations

Characterization of acidic and basic fibroblast growth factors in brain, retina and vitreous chick embryo

1987 • 96 citations

Localization of basic fibroblast growth factor to the developing capillaries of the bovine retina

1989 • 88 citations

Structural analysis of lens epithelial explants induced to differentiate into fibres by fibroblast growth factor (FGF)

1989 • 80 citations

Stabilization by heparin of acidic fibroblast growth factor mitogenicity for human endothelial cells in vitro

1989 • 79 citations

Carboxyl‐terminal structure of basic fibroblast growth factor significantly contributes to its affinity for heparin

1990 • 79 citations

Expression of Acidic and Basic Fibroblast Growth Factors in Human and Bovine Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

1990 • 78 citations

Ultrastructural localization of fibroblast growth factor in neurons of rat brain

1987 • 77 citations

Basic fibroblast growth factor: Expression in cultured cells derived from corneal endothelium and lens epithelium

1988 • 77 citations

Immunocytochemical demonstration of fibroblast growth factor in cultured chick and rat neurons

1988 • 72 citations

Development of Retinal Vasculature in Rats*

1965 • 70 citations

Acidic fibroblast growth factor is present in nonneural tissue: isolation and chemical characterization from bovine kidney

1987 • 69 citations

Extracellular matrix heparan sulfate proteoglycans modulate the mitogenic capacity of acidic fibroblast growth factor

1989 • 60 citations

Fibroblast growth factors are present in adult cardiac myocytes, Invivo

1988 • 56 citations

Distribution of Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Human and Monkey Eyes

1987 • 55 citations

Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Human Aqueous Humor and Its Possible Therapeutic Significance

1988 • 52 citations

Purification of Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor from Bovine Heart and Its Localization in the Cardiac Myocytes

1989 • 51 citations

Purification of a Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor from Bovine Heart

1987 • 50 citations

Neutralizing antibodies inhibit the binding of basic fibroblast growth factor to its receptor but not to heparin

1989 • 48 citations

Comparative Electron Microscopic Study of Development of Hyaloid and Retinal Capillaries in Albino Rats

1970 • 41 citations

A Molecule Resembling Fibroblast Growth Factor in Aqueous Humor

1988 • 37 citations

Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor Distribution in Normal Human Eye and Possible Implications in Ocular Pathogenesis

1990 • 37 citations

Stimulatory effects of basic fibroblast growth factor on DNA synthesis in the human embryonic cornea

1990 • 26 citations

A morphometric analysis of the development of the rat lens capsule

1989 • 25 citations

Tissue Plasminogen Activator in the Lens

1988 • 7 citations

The Essential Domain for Heparin-Binding in Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor

1990 • 1 citations