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Interleukin-31

Interleukin-31 Definition Interleukins (from Latin inter = "between" and Greek λευκός (leukós) = "white" and κινεῖν (kinein) = "to move", "to set in motion") are a group of short-chain regulatory proteins (cytokines) of the immune system (IL1-IL38). Interleukins are mediators for the induction, p...

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