interleukin-2

interleukin 2

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Definitions of interleukin-2 word

noun interleukin-2 Immunology. a lymphokine protein, secreted by T cells in response to antigen and interleukin 1, that stimulates the proliferation of T cells. 1
noun interleukin-2 Pharmacology. a form of this protein produced by genetic engineering and used experimentally in immunotherapy. Abbreviation: IL-2. 1

before 1980

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1980-85; See origin at interleukin 1

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