interleukin-9

interleukin-9
A cytokine derived from T cells that causes IL-2/Il-4-independent growth and proliferation of T cells.

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(IL-9) a cytokine produced by T cells and macrophages that acts as a growth factor for some T cell populations and bone marrow–mast cell progenitors.

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