A lymphokine that causes the destruction of certain cells, especially tumor cells.
Example sentencesExamples
Red bars mark the locations of putative immune genes, some of which are labelled (TNF = tumour necrosis factor, LT = lymphotoxin, HSP = heat shock protein, C2 and C4 = complement genes, TAP = antigen peptide transporter)
TNF-b (also called lymphotoxin) is characterized by its ability to kill a number of different cell types, as well as the ability to induce terminal differentiation in others.
Consider the following study as an example: OZAKI et al. established association of an SNP in the lymphotoxin - gene with susceptibility to myocardial infarction.
Definition of lymphotoxin in US English:
lymphotoxin
nounˌlimfəˈtäksin
Medicine
A lymphokine that causes the destruction of certain cells, especially tumor cells.
Example sentencesExamples
Consider the following study as an example: OZAKI et al. established association of an SNP in the lymphotoxin - gene with susceptibility to myocardial infarction.
TNF-b (also called lymphotoxin) is characterized by its ability to kill a number of different cell types, as well as the ability to induce terminal differentiation in others.
Red bars mark the locations of putative immune genes, some of which are labelled (TNF = tumour necrosis factor, LT = lymphotoxin, HSP = heat shock protein, C2 and C4 = complement genes, TAP = antigen peptide transporter)