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High salt inhibits both heparin-dependent and heparin-independent complexes of fibroblast growth factor and the receptor kinase

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  1. Center for Cancer Biology and Nutrition Albert B. Alkek Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, 2121 West Holcombe Boulevard, 77030-3303, Houston, Texas

    Wallace L. McKeehan, Xiaochong Wu, Jun-Hyeog Jang & Mikio Kan

  2. Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, 2121 West Holcombe Boulevard, 77030-3303, Houston, Texas

    Wallace L. McKeehan & Jun-Hyeog Jang

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McKeehan, W.L., Wu, X., Jang, JH. et al. High salt inhibits both heparin-dependent and heparin-independent complexes of fibroblast growth factor and the receptor kinase. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Animal 33, 727–730 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11626-997-0146-7

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