Differential expression of fibroblast growth factor receptors during rat lens morphogenesis and growth.

Abstract

Combined with those in a previous study, these results indicate that the FGFR1, bek, KGFR, and FGFR3 genes exhibit different, yet overlapping, patterns of expression throughout lens development and differentiation. The distinct spatiotemporal patterns of expression of FGF receptors may play an important role in regulating anteroposterior patterns of lens cell behavior.