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Immunology
Cell types and cytokines
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Medical
Graduate
08/13/2009

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Term
IL-3
Definition
Induction of pluripotent stem cell to unipotent stem cells (lymphoid and myeloid progenitors). It acts on all stem cells.
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IL-4 through IL-10, EPO
Definition
Involved in hematopoiesis
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IL-2
Definition
Autocrine action leads to T-cell activation
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CD40
Definition
Membrane bound cytokine that activates macrophages [to kill intracellular pathogens].
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CD34
Definition
Marker for HSCs (pluripotential hematopoietic stem cells, which cannot be distinguished morphologically)
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