n :  an interleukin that is a colony-stimulating factor produced esp. by T cells stimulated by mitogen or antigen and that promotes the proliferation and differentiation of various stem cells (as hematopoietic stem cells) .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  in·ter·leu·kin  interleukin-1  interleukin-6  interleukin-2 
 
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