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transfer factor

noun

Definition of TRANSFER FACTOR

:  a substance that is produced and secreted by a lymphocyte functioning in cell-mediated immunity and that upon incorporation into a lymphocyte which has not been sensitized confers on it the same immunological specificity as the sensitized cell
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First Known Use of TRANSFER FACTOR

1956
Medical Dictionary

transfer factor

noun

Medical Definition of TRANSFER FACTOR

:  a substance that is produced and secreted by a lymphocyte functioning in cell-mediated immunity and that upon incorporation into a lymphocyte which has not been sensitized confers on it the same immunological specificity as the sensitized cell

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