Name: | Interleukin-12 |
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Description: | A heterodimeric cytokine that plays a role in innate and adaptive immune responses. Interleukin-12 is a 70 kDa protein that is composed of covalently linked 40 kDa and 35 kDa subunits. It is produced by DENDRITIC CELLS; MACROPHAGES and a variety of other immune cells and plays a role in the stimulation of INTERFERON-GAMMA production by T-LYMPHOCYTES and NATURAL KILLER CELLS. |
Synonyms: |
Interleukin-12 p70; Edodekin Alfa; IL12; IL-12 p70; Natural Killer Cell Stimulatory Factor; p70, Interleukin-12; Interleukin 12; IL 12; Interleukin 12 p70; Cytotoxic Lymphocyte Maturation Factor.
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