"Stem Cell Factor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D019089
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.374.410.800 D12.776.467.374.410.800 D23.529.374.410.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Stem Cell Factor- Stem Cell Factor
- Steel Factor
- Mast Cell Growth Factor
- c-kit Ligand
- c kit Ligand
- kit Ligand
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Stem Cell Factor" by people in Profiles.
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Autoantibody-Positive Healthy Individuals Display Unique Immune Profiles That May Regulate Autoimmunity. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 10; 68(10):2492-502.
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Elevated levels of mast cells are involved in pruritus associated with polycythemia vera in JAK2V617F transgenic mice. J Immunol. 2014 Jul 15; 193(2):477-84.
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The immune response to herpes simplex virus type 1 infection in susceptible mice is a major cause of central nervous system pathology resulting in fatal encephalitis. J Virol. 2008 Jul; 82(14):7078-88.