MeSH 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.;
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.