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Biological Factors > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Cytokines > Lymphokines > Macrophage-Activating Factors
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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Cytokines > Lymphokines > Macrophage-Activating Factors

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Macrophage-Activating Factors  

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  • Factors secreted by stimulated lymphocytes that prime macrophages to become nonspecifically cytotoxic to tumors. They also modulate the expression of macrophage cell surface Ia antigens. One MAF is INTERFERON-GAMMA. Other factors antigenically distinct from IFN-gamma have also been identified.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016215

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