Pharmacologic Substance
poly I-C
Subclass of:
Poly I; Poly C
Definitions related to poly i-c:
  • (poly ic) A synthetic polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid double-stranded RNA. Poly IC may stimulate the release of cytotoxic cytokines and, by inducing interferon-gamma production, may increase the number and tumoricidal activities of various immunohematopoietic cells. (NCI04)
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (poly ic) Interferon inducer consisting of a synthetic, mismatched double-stranded RNA; the polymer is made of one strand each of polyinosinic acid and polycytidylic acid.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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