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Stem Cell Factor
Mast Cell Growth Factor | Steel Factor | c-kit Ligand | kit Ligand | c kit Ligand
A hematopoietic growth factor and the ligand of the cell surface c-kit protein (PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEIN 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. |
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