interleukin-1-alpha
One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body.
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36 matchesinterleukin-1-beta
One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body.
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One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body.
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One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body.
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One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body.
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Unlike macronutrients such as protein and fat, micronutrients are needed only in small amounts yet remain essential for normal body function.
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Time in the bloodstream is a transit stage rather than the job; the real work begins once the cell settles in tissue.
Read definitionnonspecific immune cell
A cell (such as a phagocyte or a macrophage) that responds to many antigens, not just one antigen.
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Food is judged by what the body can pull out of it: energy, building blocks, and the trace substances that keep reactions running.
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A principal metabolite of hexamethylmelamine with antineoplastic activity.
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A type of immune cell that can surround and kill microorganisms, ingest foreign material, and remove dead cells.
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A radioactive isotope of phosphorus with beta particle-emitting radiocytotoxic activity.
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A lyophilized formulation containing cultures of a low-virulent strain of Streptococcus pyogenes, treated and killed with pencillin G, with potential sclerosing, immunostimulating and antineoplastic…
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A protein-bound polysaccharide derived from the mushroom Trametes versicolor (Turkey Tail) with immunoadjuvant and potential antitumor activities.
Read definitionPVDF / sirolimus topical
A topical formulation consisting of a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymer resin containing the macrolide sirolimus (rapamycin), produced by the organism Streptomyces hygroscopicus, with…
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A substance that helps make more white blood cells, especially granulocytes, macrophages, and cells that become platelets.
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