Copy of author's previously published article inserted into back cover pocket. / Bibliography: leaves 157-214. / iv, 214, [131] leaves, [19] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / The function of receptor tyrosine kinase, c-Kit is examined in relation to the role of receptor levels in factor dependence and cell transformation and the function of several naturally occurring isoforms of the human c-Kit receptor were analyzed by expressing cDNA encoding these isoforms in murine cells. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, 1996