Hepatocyte Growth Factor

Synonyms

Factor, Hepatocyte Growth

Factor, Scatter

Growth Factor, Hepatocyte

Hepatopoietin

Hepatopoietin A

Lymphokines and Cytokines, scatter factor

Scatter 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.