Svensk definition
Ett cytokin besläktat med interleukin-6 som uppvisar pleiotrofa effekter på många fysiologiska system engagerade i celltillväxt, differentiering och överlevnad. Den leukemihämmande faktorn binder till och har sin verkan genom LIF-receptorn.
Engelsk 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.
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
Inhibitory Factor, Leukemia — Differentiation-Stimulating Factor — Differentiation Stimulating Factor — D Factor (Leukemia Inhibitory Factor) — Myeloid Differentiation-Stimulating Factor — Differentiation-Stimulating Factor, Myeloid — Myeloid Differentiation Stimulating Factor — Cholinergic Differentiation Factor — Differentiation Factor, Cholinergic — Emfilermin — AM424