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Stem Cell Factor

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Definition: A hematopoietic growth factor and the ligand of the cell surface c-kit protein (PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT). It is expressed during embryogenesis and is a growth factor for a number of cell types including the MAST CELLS and the MELANOCYTES in addition to the HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS.      Other names c kit Ligand; kit Ligand; c-kit Ligand; Steel Factor; Mast Cell Growth Factor
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
KITL2 protein, mouse  0   *Stem Cell Factor. Biol Reprod. 2008 Jan;78(1); 167-75
ancestim  0   Stem Cell Factor/*analogs & derivatives. Blood 1997 May 1;89(9):3136-47
hematopoietic stem cell-chemotactic factor  0   *Chemotactic Factors *Stem Cell Factor Hematopoietic Stem Cells. Blood 1994 Feb 15;83(4):964-71
stem cell inhibitory factor  0   *Lymphokines Stem Cell Factor. Acta Virol (Praha) 23(3):177;1979; Biochem Pharmacol 28(12):1843;1979

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