sarcoma growth factor

sarcoma growth factor
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.

Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.

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