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interleukin-1

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in·ter·leu·kin-1  (ntr-lkn-wn)
n. Abbr. IL-1
Either of two proteins, released by macrophages and other cells, that induce the production of interleukin-2 by helper T cells and stimulate the inflammatory response.

[inter- + Greek leukos, white; see leuko- + -in.]


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