Medical Definition of Inhibition factor

1. A soluble, nondialysable factor that is produced by sensitised lymphocytes following exposure to a specific antigen. It inhibits macrophage migration and causes adherence. It was originally defined on the basis of inhibition of emigration of mononuclear cells from capillary (haematocrit) tubes, more recently a 13 kD protein with migration inhibitory activity has been isolated. Acronym: MIF Synonym: inhibition factor. (22 Sep 2002)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inhibition Factor

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inhibin
inhibin
inhibins
inhibit
inhibit
inhibited
inhibiter
inhibiters
inhibitine
inhibiting
inhibiting antibody
inhibition
inhibition
inhibitions
inhibition factor (current term)
inhibitive
inhibitor
inhibitor
inhibitors
inhibitory
inhibitory
inhibitory-motor
inhibitory fibres
inhibitory junction potential
inhibitory nerve
inhibitory postsynaptic potential
inhibitory synapse
inhibits
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