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Leukemia Inhibitory Factor  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An INTERLEUKIN-6 related cytokine that exhibits pleiotrophic effects on many physiological systems that involve cell proliferation, differentiation, and survival. Leukemia inhibitory factor binds to and acts through the lif receptor.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cholinergic Differentiation Factor
  • D Factor (Leukemia Inhibitory Factor)
  • Differentiation-Stimulating Factor
  • Myeloid Differentiation-Stimulating Factor

In other languages

  • French

  • Facteur D (Leukemia Inhibitory Factor)
  • Facteur d'inhibition de la leucémie
  • Facteur de différenciation cholinergique
  • Facteur inhibiteur de leucémie
  • Facteur stimulant la différenciation myéloïde
  • Leukemia Inhibitory Factor

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LMQFWTGC-H

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