Preferred Label : tumor necrosis factor alpha;
Definition : Tumor necrosis factor (TNF, cachexin, or cachectin; once named as tumor necrosis factor
alpha or TNFα) is a cell signaling protein (cytokine) involved in systemic inflammation
and is one of the cytokines that make up the acute phase reaction. (Wikipedia);
Synonyme : tumour necrosis factor α; cachexin; tumor necrosis factor α; TNF-α; tumor necrosis factor-α; cachectin;
Origin ID : SHJQ188N-9;
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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF, cachexin, or cachectin; once named as tumor necrosis factor
alpha or TNFα) is a cell signaling protein (cytokine) involved in systemic inflammation
and is one of the cytokines that make up the acute phase reaction. (Wikipedia)
