GAMMA-INTERFERON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gamma-interferon mean? 

• GAMMA-INTERFERON (noun)
  The noun GAMMA-INTERFERON has 1 sense:

1. a form of interferon that is produced by T cells and macrophages; involved in the activation of phagocytes

  Familiarity information: GAMMA-INTERFERON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GAMMA-INTERFERON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A form of interferon that is produced by T cells and macrophages; involved in the activation of phagocytes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gamma-interferon" is a kind of...):

interferon (an antiviral protein produced by cells that have been invaded by a virus; inhibits replication of the virus)

 Context examples 

Type 1 Helper Cells are a subset of helper-inducer T-lymphocytes which synthesize and secrete interleukin-2, gamma-interferon, and interleukin-12.

(Murine Th1 Cells, NCI Thesaurus)

Its production in a variety of cells is induced by gamma-interferon and it is required for neutrophil migration into inflamed tissue.

(Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes death-associated protein kinase 1, is a positive mediator of gamma-interferon induced apoptosis and is also a tumor suppressor candidate.

(DAPK1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)