Immunologic Factor
interleukin 13
Subclass of:
Interleukins
Definitions related to interleukin-13:
  • A cytokine synthesized by T-LYMPHOCYTES that produces proliferation, immunoglobulin isotype switching, and immunoglobulin production by immature B-LYMPHOCYTES. It appears to play a role in regulating inflammatory and immune responses.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (interleukin 13) T lymphocyte derived cytokine that produces proliferation, immunoglobulin isotype switching, and immunoglobulin production by immature B lymphocytes; it appears to play a role in regulating inflammatory and immune responses.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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