Medical Dictionary

interleukin–3

noun \-ˈthrē\

Medical Definition of INTERLEUKIN-3

:  an interleukin that is a colony-stimulating factor produced especially by T cells stimulated by mitogen or antigen and that promotes the proliferation and differentiation of various stem cells (as hematopoietic stem cells)

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