Interleukin-6
Synonyms
B Cell Differentiation Factor
B Cell Differentiation Factor 2
B Cell Stimulatory Factor 2
B Cell Stimulatory Factor-2
B-Cell Differentiation Factor
B-Cell Differentiation Factor-2
B-Cell Stimulatory Factor 2
B-Cell Stimulatory Factor-2
BSF-2
Differentiation Factor 2, B Cell
Differentiation Factor, B Cell
Differentiation Factor, B-Cell
Differentiation Factor-2, B-Cell
Differentiation-Inducing Protein, Myeloid
Growth Factor, Hybridoma
Growth Factor, Plasmacytoma
Hepatocyte Stimulating Factor
Hepatocyte-Stimulating Factor
Hybridoma Growth Factor
IFN-beta 2
IL-6
IL6
Interferon beta 2
Interferon beta-2
Interleukin 6
MGI-2
Myeloid Differentiation Inducing Protein
Myeloid Differentiation-Inducing Protein
Plasmacytoma Growth Factor
beta-2, Interferon
A cytokine that stimulates the growth and differentiation of B-LYMPHOCYTES and is also a growth factor for HYBRIDOMAS and plasmacytomas. It is produced by many different cells including T-LYMPHOCYTES; MONOCYTES; and FIBROBLASTS.
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