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Factors secreted by stimulated lymphocytes that prime macrophages to become nonspecifically cytotoxic to tumors. They also modulate the expression of macrophage cell surface Ia antigens. One MAF is INTERFERON-GAMMA. Other factors antigenically distinct from IFN-gamma have also been identified.
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- Factors, Macrophage-Activating
- Macrophage Activating Factors
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- Lymphokines (1976-1990)
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- National Library of Medicine. Macrophage-Activating Factors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016215. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016215
- Macrophage-Activating Factors. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrophage-activating_factor
- Macrophage-Activating Factors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6725501