Hepatocyte growth factor

Introduction: Hepatocyte growth factor

Description of Hepatocyte growth factor

Hepatocyte growth factor: Multifunctional growth factor which regulates both cell growth and cell motility. It exerts a strong mitogenic effect on hepatocytes and primary epithelial cells. Its receptor is PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEIN C-MET.
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Hepatocyte growth factor: newly identified and characterized growth factor; involved in regulating cell migration.
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Hepatocyte growth factor: Multifunctional growth factor which regulates both cell growth and cell motility. It exerts a strong mitogenic effect on hepatocytes and primary epithelial cells. Its receptor is PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MET.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Hepatocyte growth factor:

Terms Similar to Hepatocyte growth factor:

• Hepatopoietin
• Hepatopoietin A
• Scatter Factor

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Broader terms for Hepatocyte growth factor

• Cytokines

Source - MeSH 2007

• cytokine
• growth factor

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The term Hepatocyte growth factor can be used for:

• hepatopoietin
• scatter factor

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The description of Hepatocyte growth factor may also be used for the following terms:

• HGF

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Hierarchical classifications of Hepatocyte growth factor

The following list attempts to classify Hepatocyte growth factor into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Peptides
    • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
      • Cytokines
        • Hepatocyte Growth Factor

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
      • Cytokines
        • Hepatocyte Growth Factor

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Biological Factors
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
    • Cytokines
      • Hepatocyte Growth Factor

External links related to: Hepatocyte growth factor

• OMIM - HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HGF

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