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Preferred term

Interleukin-6  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A cytokine that stimulates the growth and differentiation of B-LYMPHOCYTES and is also a growth factor for HYBRIDOMAS and plasmacytomas. It is produced by many different cells including T-LYMPHOCYTES; MONOCYTES; and FIBROBLASTS.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • B-Cell Differentiation Factor
  • B-Cell Differentiation Factor-2
  • B Cell Stimulatory Factor-2
  • B-Cell Stimulatory Factor 2
  • B-Cell Stimulatory Factor-2
  • BSF-2
  • Differentiation Factor-2, B-Cell
  • Differentiation Factor, B-Cell
  • Hepatocyte-Stimulating Factor
  • Hybridoma Growth Factor
  • IFN-beta 2
  • IL-6
  • IL6
  • Interferon beta-2
  • MGI-2
  • Myeloid Differentiation-Inducing Protein
  • Plasmacytoma Growth Factor

In other languages

  • French

  • BSF-2
  • Facteur BSF-2
  • Facteur de croissance du myélome
  • Facteur de différenciation des cellules B
  • Facteur de différenciation des lymphocytes B
  • Facteur HSF
  • Facteur-2 de différenciation des cellules B
  • Facteur-2 de différenciation des lymphocytes B
  • Facteur-2 de stimulation des cellules B
  • Facteur-2 de stimulation des lymphocytes B
  • IFN-bêta2
  • IL-6
  • IL6
  • Interféron-bêta-2
  • Interféron-bêta2
  • Interleukine 6

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-CCJLVMWT-6

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