INTERLEUKIN


Meaning of INTERLEUKIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-tər-ˈlü-kən ]

noun

Etymology: inter- + leuk- + -in (I)

Date: 1979

: any of various cytokines of low molecular weight that are produced by lymphocytes, macrophages, and monocytes and that function especially in regulation of the immune system and especially cell-mediated immunity

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