tumour necrosis factor

Noun

Meaning

a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

TNF tumor necrosis factor tumour necrosis factors necrosis factor tumour necrosis factor receptors tumor necrosis factor-a necrosis factor-mediated

Hypernyms

cytokine

Close letter words and terms

tumorsphere tumorvirus tumour tumour necrosis factor receptors tumour necrosis factors tumour-induced