SCF

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007575",
  "term": "SCF",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance that causes blood stem cells (cells from which other types of cells develop) to change into different types of blood cells and increases the number and actions of these cells in the blood. SCF is a type of cytokine and a type of growth factor. Also called kit ligand and stem cell factor.",
  "expansions": [
    "kit ligand",
    "stem cell factor"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/scf/"
}