alpha interferon
noun
: an interferon produced by white blood cells that inhibits viral replication, suppresses cell proliferation, and regulates immune response and that is used in a form obtained from recombinant DNA to treat various diseases compare beta interferon, gamma interferon
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An early drug that the company had developed, alpha interferon, was a disappointment, Sato recalls.
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Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2018
Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2018
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“Alpha interferon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alpha%20interferon. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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