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- noun The
polypeptide hormone cachectin ortumor necrosis factor
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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF, cachexin or cachectin and formally known as tumor necrosis factor-alpha) is a cytokine involved in systemic inflammation and is a member of a group of cytokines that stimulate the acute phase reaction.
Patent Baristas 2009
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