- tumour necrosis factor
- either of two proteins, TNF-a or TNF-b, that function as cytokines. Among their many actions is destruction of tumour cells. The gene encoding TNF has been used in gene therapy trials for cancer.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
tumour necrosis factor
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