Human FGF-4 Elisa Kit

Species :

Human

Assay Type :

Solid Phase Sandwich ELISA

Sensitivity :

30 pg/ml

Detection Range :

62.5-4000 pg/ml

Assay Length :

3.5h

Sample Type :

Serum; Plasma; Cell culture supernatant.

Long Name :

Fibroblast Growth Factor 4

Synonyms :

FGF4; HBGF-4; HST; HST-1; HSTF1; K-FGF; KFGF; Fibroblast growth factor 4; HSTF-1; FGF-4

Background :

FGF-4 (Fibroblast Growth Factor-4), also known as FGF-K and K-FGF, is a secreted angiogenic factor that is mitogenic for fibroblasts and endothelial cells. During development, it is required for maintenance of the trophoectoderm and primitive endoderm, and it cooperates with FGF-8 in the apical ectodermal ridge. FGF-4 promotes embryonic stem cell proliferation and may also aid stem cell differentiation. A C-terminally truncated 15 kDa isoform that opposes full-length FGF-4 and promotes differentiation is endogenously expressed in human embryonic stem cells.