About The Medical Condition Tumor Necrosis Factor
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Tumor Necrosis Factor
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Tumor Necrosis Factor?
Serum glycoprotein produced by activated macrophages and other mammalian mononuclear leukocytes. It has necrotizing activity against tumor cell lines and increases ability to reject tumor transplants. Also known as TNF-alpha, it is only 30% homologous to TNF-beta (LYMPHOTOXIN), but they share two receptors.
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