| abstract |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a human FGF-10 polypeptide and a DNA encoding such an FGF-10 polypeptide (R The present invention also provides a method for producing such a polypeptide by recombinant techniques. To stimulate revascularization, Also disclosed are methods of using such polypeptides to treat wounds and prevent nerve damage. Antagonists to such polypeptides, and abnormal cell growth, Also disclosed are diseases of hypervascularity, their use as therapeutics to prevent epithelial lens cell proliferation. Also disclosed are diagnostic methods for detecting mutations in the sequence encoding FGF-10 in a sample from a host, and changes in the concentration of FGF-10 protein. |