MGF (KIT ligand) is a chemokinetic factor for melanoblast migration into hair follicles

Developmental Biology

Volumn 225, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 424-436

  Jordan, Siobhán A ^a   Jackson, Ian J ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dct LacZ; Hair follicles; Melanoblasts; Melanocytes; Skin; Steel factor

Indexed keywords

LIGAND; STEEL FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR; TYROSINE KINASE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; EMBRYO; HAIR FOLLICLE; MELANOCYTE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0034665639     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2000.9856     Document Type: Article

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