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interleukin 2: Meaning and Definition of

interleukin 2

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a lymphokine protein, secreted by T cells in response to antigen and interleukin 1, that stimulates the proliferation of T cells.
  2. a form of this protein produced by genetic engineering and used experimentally in immunotherapy. Abbr.: IL-2&hasp;&hasp; Cf. LAK cell.
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interleukin 1 interleukin 3
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