T-cell growth factor

T-cell growth factors acronym: TCGF(s) are signaling molecules collectively called growth factors which stimulate the production and development of T-cells. A number of them have been discovered, among them many members of the interleukin family. The thymus is one organ which releases TCGFs. TCGFs have been able to induce T-cell production outside the body for injection.

List of TCGFs

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.jimmunol.org/content/179/3/1413.full
  2. ↑ http://www.pnas.org/content/86/15/5923.full.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.jenabioscience.com/cms/en/1/catalog/761_tcell_growth_factors.html
  4. ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3327885/pdf/nihms328858.pdf
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