interleukin-2
in·ter·leu·kin–2
noun \-ˈtü\Definition of INTERLEUKIN-2
: an interleukin produced by antigen-stimulated helper T cells in the presence of interleukin-1 that induces proliferation of immune cells (as T cells and B cells) and is used experimentally especially in treating certain cancers
First Known Use of INTERLEUKIN-2
1979
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