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Biological Factors > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Cytokines > Leukemia Inhibitory Factor
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Cytokines > Leukemia Inhibitory Factor
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Cytokines > Leukemia Inhibitory Factor

Preferred term

Leukemia Inhibitory Factor  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

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

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2007(1980)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053605

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