Medical Definition of Sarcoma growth factor
1.
Polypeptide released by sarcoma cells that promotes the growth of cells by binding to a cell surface receptor, the sarcoma cell is therefore self sufficient and independent of normal growth control.
See: growth factors.
The name is no longer commonly used.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sarcoma Growth Factor
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