Table 2.

Functions of fibroblast growth factors.

Function	Subfamily related to the function	Target cell	Ref.
Cell proliferation	FGF1, FGF2	Preadipocyte	[45–48]
		Endothelial cell, epithelial cell,
		fibroblast cell, neural stem cell
	FGF4	Trophoblast stem cell	[49]
	FGF7, FGF10	Epithelial cell	[50, 51]
	FGF18	Osteoblast, chondrocytes, osteoclast	[52]
Cell migration	FGF2	Astrocyte, myogenic cell	[47, 54]
	FGF4	Myogenic cell	[54]
	FGF7	Epithelial cell, keratinocyte	[55]
	FGF8	Neural crest cell	[56]
Cell differentiation	FGF1, FGF2	Neuroepithelial	[48, 52]
	FGF7	Keratinocyte	[57]
	FGF20	Monkey stem cell	[42]
Angiogenesis	FGF1, FGF2	Endothelial cell	[61]