"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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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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