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Preferred term

Interleukin-11  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Adipogenesis Inhibitory Factor
  • Factor, Adipogenesis Inhibitory
  • IL-11
  • IL11
  • Inhibitory Factor, Adipogenesis

Scope note

  • A lymphohematopoietic cytokine that plays a role in regulating the proliferation of ERYTHROID PRECURSOR CELLS. It induces maturation of MEGAKARYOCYTES which results in increased production of BLOOD PLATELETS. Interleukin-11 was also initially described as an inhibitor of ADIPOGENESIS of cultured preadipocytes.

History note

  • 93; was INTERLEUKIN 11 (NM) 1990-92

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017370

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