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Stem Cell Factor

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Blood Cell Biochemistry

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The production of mature hematopoietic cells is a tightly regulated process involving many intermediate cell types and regulatory proteins. A specific group of glycoproteins called colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) have been identified, and these CSFs interact with their respective target cells in each of the hematopoietic lineages to give rise to mature cells.

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McNiece, I.K., Briddell, R.A. (1996). Stem Cell Factor. In: Whetton, A.D., Gordon, J. (eds) Blood Cell Biochemistry. Blood Cell Biochemistry, vol 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-31728-1_14

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