NALT

Preferred term

interferons

Chemical

Proteins secreted by vertebrate cells in response to a wide variety of inducers. They confer resistance against many different viruses, inhibit proliferation of normal and malignant cells, impede multiplication of intracellular parasites, enhance macrophage and granulocyte phagocytosis, augment natural killer cell activity, and show several other immunomodulatory functions.

immunologic factors

interferon

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

19539

Spanish

interferones

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/46998

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 10/15/15