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interleukin-2

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in·ter·leu·kin-2  (ntr-lkn-t)
n. Abbr. IL-2
A lymphokine that is released by helper T cells in response to an antigen and interleukin-1 and stimulates the proliferation of helper T cells. It has been used experimentally to treat cancer.
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