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Abstract
One of the type I interferons produced by fibroblasts in response to stimulation by live or inactivated virus or by double-stranded RNA. It is a cytokine with antiviral, antiproliferative, and immunomodulating activity.
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- Interferon, Fibroblast
- Interferon, beta
- beta-Interferon
- Fibroblast Interferon
- Interferon beta
- beta Interferon
- Fiblaferon
- Interferon, beta-1
- Interferon-beta1
- beta-1 Interferon
- Interferon beta1
- Interferon, beta 1
- beta 1 Interferon
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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History Note
92; was INTERFERON, BETA see INTERFERON TYPE I 1983-91; INTERFERON, FIBROBLAST was see INTERFERON TYPE I 1983-91
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- Interferon Type I (1984-1991)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Interferon-beta. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016899. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016899
- Interferon-beta. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24725036